#B9A87F#B9A87F
#B9A87F is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.059 H 88.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9A87F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 168, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 29%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 31%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 9.2%, 31.4%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.36, -0.12, 23.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.36, 23.46, 90.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.59% 0.0019 0.059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.59% 0.059 88.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.8415, 39.8530, 25.7736) |
| Luminance | 0.3985 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.25
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 3.56
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 3.87
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.26
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 4.35
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9A87F #7F90B9
analogous
#B98B7F #B9A87F #ADB97F
triadic
#B9A87F #7FB9A8 #A87FB9
tetradic
#B9A87F #7FB98B #7F90B9 #B97FAD
square
#B9A87F #7FB98B #7F90B9 #B97FAD
split-complementary
#B9A87F #7FADB9 #8B7FB9
monochromatic
#7B6A43 #A28D59 #B9A87F #CFC3A7 #E4DECE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#B9A87F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.97
#B9A87F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B9A87F
8.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9A87F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9A87F | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.97 | 8.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2A77C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6AB80
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2A19D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9a87f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 168, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.059 88.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfc1a4',
500: '#b9a87f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9a87f; $custom-light: #cfc1a4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9a87f",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 168,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.414,
"s": 29.293,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73592,
"c": 0.05906,
"h": 88.1
},
"luminance": 0.39852
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9A87F
secondary
#BFC5D5
accent
#5DA83E
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F7F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14120F
muted
#82817F