#B99C62#B99C62
#B99C62 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.084 H 83.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B99C62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 156, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 38%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 47%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.7%, 47%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.73, 3.01, 34.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.73, 34.40, 84.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.57% 0.009 0.0831) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.57% 0.084 83.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1018, 34.9747, 16.5074) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.61
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.63
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.64
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.68
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.29
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B99C62 #627FB9
analogous
#B97062 #B99C62 #AAB962
triadic
#B99C62 #62B99C #9C62B9
tetradic
#B99C62 #62B970 #627FB9 #B962AA
square
#B99C62 #62B970 #627FB9 #B962AA
split-complementary
#B99C62 #62AAB9 #7062B9
monochromatic
#6F5B32 #997D44 #B99C62 #CCB78C #DFD1B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#B99C62 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#B99C62 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B99C62
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B99C62 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B99C62 | 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)
#A99B5D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A364
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6928E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b99c62; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 156, 98); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.084 83.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b98f',
500: '#b99c62',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b99c62; $custom-light: #d0b98f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b99c62",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 156,
"b": 98
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 38.326,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70572,
"c": 0.08356,
"h": 83.8
},
"luminance": 0.34973
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B99C62
secondary
#A9B5CE
accent
#80CE5A
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#83807D