#B99B7E#B99B7E
#B99B7E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.054 H 65.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B99B7E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 155, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 30%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 32%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.2%, 31.9%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.95, 6.81, 19.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.95, 20.53, 70.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.91% 0.0221 0.0492) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.91% 0.054 65.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.4955, 35.2648, 24.6717) |
| Luminance | 0.3526 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 2.67
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.65
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.05
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.17
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.76
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B99B7E #7E9CB9
analogous
#B97E7E #B99B7E #B9B87E
triadic
#B99B7E #7EB99B #9B7EB9
tetradic
#B99B7E #7EB97E #7E9CB9 #B87EB9
square
#B99B7E #7EB97E #7E9CB9 #B87EB9
split-complementary
#B99B7E #7EB9B8 #7E7EB9
monochromatic
#7A5E42 #A27C58 #B99B7E #CFBAA6 #E4D9CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#B99B7E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#B99B7E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B99B7E
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B99B7E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B99B7E | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59C7C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA37F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39493
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b99b7e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 155, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.054 65.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfb8a3',
500: '#b99b7e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b99b7e; $custom-light: #cfb8a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b99b7e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 155,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.492,
"s": 29.648,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70908,
"c": 0.05388,
"h": 65.8
},
"luminance": 0.35263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B99B7E
secondary
#BECAD5
accent
#74A83D
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F3
border
#D2D0CD
text
#14110F
muted
#82807F