#B99D4A#B99D4A
#B99D4A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.108 H 90.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B99D4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 157, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 44%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 60%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.1%, 60%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.69, 0.38, 46.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.69, 46.41, 89.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.44% -0.0015 0.1076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.44% 0.108 90.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3021, 34.9244, 11.4642) |
| Luminance | 0.3492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.00
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.84
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.09
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.45
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.74
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B99D4A #4A66B9
analogous
#B9654A #B99D4A #9DB94A
triadic
#B99D4A #4AB99D #9D4AB9
tetradic
#B99D4A #4AB965 #4A66B9 #B94A9D
square
#B99D4A #4AB965 #4A66B9 #B94A9D
split-complementary
#B99D4A #4A9DB9 #654AB9
monochromatic
#635326 #8F7937 #B99D4A #CAB576 #DBCDA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#B99D4A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.98
#B99D4A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B99D4A
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B99D4A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B99D4A | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.98 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AC9B42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A34D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C7928B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b99d4a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 157, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.108 90.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b97f',
500: '#b99d4a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b99d4a; $custom-light: #d1b97f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b99d4a",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 157,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.865,
"s": 44.223,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70444,
"c": 0.10759,
"h": 90.8
},
"luminance": 0.34923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B99D4A
secondary
#97A3C8
accent
#74D454
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6EE
border
#D3D0C9
text
#14110A
muted
#83807C