#B9998B#B9998B
#B9998B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.043 H 44.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9998B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 153, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 25%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 25%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.3%, 24.9%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, 9.72, 11.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 15.30, 50.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.82% 0.0307 0.0306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.82% 0.043 44.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0594, 34.9622, 29.2700) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.58
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.39
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.25
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 8.26
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 8.98
Warm Grey
#978A84
ΔE00 9.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9998B #8BABB9
analogous
#B98B94 #B9998B #B9B08B
triadic
#B9998B #8BB999 #998BB9
tetradic
#B9998B #94B98B #8BABB9 #B08BB9
square
#B9998B #94B98B #8BABB9 #B08BB9
split-complementary
#B9998B #8BB9B0 #8B94B9
monochromatic
#7E5B4C #A27765 #B9998B #D0BBB1 #E7DCD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#B9998B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#B9998B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9998B
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9998B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9998B | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19C8A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A28B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C29495
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9998b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 153, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.043 44.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceb7ac',
500: '#b9998b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9998b; $custom-light: #ceb7ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9998b",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 153,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.261,
"s": 24.731,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70815,
"c": 0.04335,
"h": 44.9
},
"luminance": 0.34961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9998B
secondary
#C8D3D8
accent
#86A342
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141110
muted
#82807F