#B06C09

Closest named color: Caramel (#AF6F09). oklch(59.2% 0.129 66.7), rgb(176, 108, 9).

Black text reads best on this color (4.99:1).

About this color

#B06C09 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.129 and its hue 67°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Caramel (#AF6F09), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.99:1.

Hue family	Browns
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.129)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Caramel (#AF6F09)
Black text	4.99:1
White text	4.20:1

Values

HEX	#B06C09
RGB	rgb(176, 108, 9)
HSL	hsl(36, 90%, 36%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.2% 0.129 66.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #B06C09	4.20:1	AA large text	Lc -74.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #B06C09	4.99:1	AA	Lc 35.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#B06C09 text on white	4.20:1	AA large text	Lc 68.6	Content text, not long reading
#B06C09 text on black	4.99:1	AA	Lc -33.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F9F5F0

oklch(97.2% 0.008 73.7)
Step 100
100

#F2E8DE

oklch(93.6% 0.017 67.6)
Step 200
200

#E8D6C3

oklch(88.6% 0.032 68.9)
Step 300
300

#DBBA99

oklch(80.9% 0.058 66.8)
Step 400
400

#C89560

oklch(70.7% 0.093 66.4)
Step 500
500

#B97A2F

oklch(63.2% 0.118 66.9)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#B06C09

oklch(59.2% 0.129 66.7)
Step 700
700

#895200

oklch(49.1% 0.109 66.6)
Step 800
800

#714300

oklch(42.8% 0.095 66.9)
Step 900
900

#5D3809

oklch(37.7% 0.078 66.2)
Step 950
950

#362109

oklch(26.9% 0.049 66.5)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#B06C09 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#827200	0.082
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#92820D	0.074
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#C15C5C	0.099
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7B7B7B	0.129