#B98E40#B98E40
#B98E40 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.109 H 79.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B98E40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 142, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.2%, 65.4%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.68, 7.88, 46.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.68, 47.36, 80.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.26% 0.019 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.26% 0.109 79.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6078, 30.0326, 9.0343) |
| Luminance | 0.3003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.60
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.11
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.30
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.66
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.88
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B98E40 #406BB9
analogous
#B95240 #B98E40 #A8B940
triadic
#B98E40 #40B98E #8E40B9
tetradic
#B98E40 #40B952 #406BB9 #B940A8
square
#B98E40 #40B952 #406BB9 #B940A8
split-complementary
#B98E40 #40A8B9 #5240B9
monochromatic
#5E4821 #8C6B30 #B98E40 #CCA96B #DBC398
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#B98E40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#B98E40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B98E40
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B98E40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B98E40 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8F38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A99943
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8817D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b98e40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 142, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.109 79.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ae78',
500: '#b98e40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b98e40; $custom-light: #d2ae78; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b98e40",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 142,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.678,
"s": 48.594,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67259,
"c": 0.10852,
"h": 79.9
},
"luminance": 0.3003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B98E40
secondary
#8EA2C7
accent
#80D850
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4ED
border
#D3CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B