#B9A07E#B9A07E
#B9A07E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.055 H 75.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9A07E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 160, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 30%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 32%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 31.9%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.25, 4.08, 21.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.25, 21.53, 79.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.92% 0.0141 0.0534) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.92% 0.055 75.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.3449, 36.9636, 24.9548) |
| Luminance | 0.3696 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 0.89
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.60
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.90
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.92
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.95
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9A07E #7E97B9
analogous
#B9827E #B9A07E #B4B97E
triadic
#B9A07E #7EB9A0 #A07EB9
tetradic
#B9A07E #7EB982 #7E97B9 #B97EB4
square
#B9A07E #7EB982 #7E97B9 #B97EB4
split-complementary
#B9A07E #7EB4B9 #827EB9
monochromatic
#7A6342 #A28358 #B9A07E #CFBDA6 #E4DACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#B9A07E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.39
#B9A07E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9A07E
8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9A07E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9A07E | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.39 | 8.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA07C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A67F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39997
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9a07e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 160, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.055 75.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfbca3',
500: '#b9a07e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9a07e; $custom-light: #cfbca3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9a07e",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 160,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.576,
"s": 29.648,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71923,
"c": 0.05526,
"h": 75.2
},
"luminance": 0.36962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9A07E
secondary
#BEC8D5
accent
#6BA83D
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F