#B9A67A#B9A67A
#B9A67A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.390; OKLCH L 73.1% C 0.063 H 87.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9A67A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 166, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 31%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 34%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.3%, 34.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.75, 0.31, 25.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.75, 25.34, 89.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.08% 0.003 0.0634) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.08% 0.063 87.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1573, 38.9931, 23.9777) |
| Luminance | 0.3899 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 3.21
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.46
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.75
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.23
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.26
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9A67A #7A8DB9
analogous
#B9877A #B9A67A #ACB97A
triadic
#B9A67A #7AB9A6 #A67AB9
tetradic
#B9A67A #7AB987 #7A8DB9 #B97AAC
square
#B9A67A #7AB987 #7A8DB9 #B97AAC
split-complementary
#B9A67A #7AACB9 #877AB9
monochromatic
#796840 #A18A55 #B9A67A #CEC1A2 #E3DCCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.39
#B9A67A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.80
#B9A67A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9A67A
8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9A67A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9A67A | 1.00 | 2.39 | 8.80 | 8.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0A577
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5AA7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C39F9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9a67a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 166, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.1% 0.063 87.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc0a0',
500: '#b9a67a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9a67a; $custom-light: #cfc0a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9a67a",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 166,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.905,
"s": 31.034,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73075,
"c": 0.06346,
"h": 87.3
},
"luminance": 0.38992
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9A67A
secondary
#BBC3D3
accent
#5DAA3C
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F7F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14120F
muted
#82817E