#B97500
Closest named color: Golden Brown (#B27A01). oklch(62% 0.135 69.7), rgb(185, 117, 0).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.60:1).
About this color
#B97500 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.135 and its hue 70°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Golden Brown (#B27A01), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.60:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.135) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Golden Brown (#B27A01) |
| Black text | 5.60:1 |
| White text | 3.74:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B97500 |
| RGB | rgb(185, 117, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 100%, 36%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.135 69.7) |
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 #B97500 | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B97500 | 5.60:1 | AA | Lc 39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B97500 text on white | 3.74:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B97500 text on black | 5.60:1 | AA | Lc -37.0 | 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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F9F5EF
oklch(97.2% 0.009 78.3)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8DD
oklch(93.6% 0.018 70.2)
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Step 200
200
#E9D5C0
oklch(88.4% 0.036 68.7)
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Step 300
300
#DDBA93
oklch(81% 0.066 69.7)
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Step 400
400
#CB9453
oklch(70.6% 0.106 69.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B97500
oklch(62% 0.135 69.7)
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Step 600
600
#A06400
oklch(55.6% 0.121 69.2)
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Step 700
700
#875400
oklch(49.2% 0.107 69.6)
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Step 800
800
#6F4400
oklch(42.7% 0.093 69.4)
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Step 900
900
#5D3800
oklch(37.7% 0.082 69.1)
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Step 950
950
#382102
oklch(27.1% 0.056 69.9)
#B97500 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) | #8C7A00 | 0.078 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9C8A06 | 0.070 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #CB6463 | 0.107 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.135 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B97500
#B97500
oklch(62% 0.135 69.7)
- #3C8AD3
#3C8AD3
oklch(61.9% 0.135 249.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #B97500, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.017
- Caramel #AF6F09 ΔE 0.025
- Brown Orange #B96902 ΔE 0.030
- Mustard Brown #AC7E04 ΔE 0.030
- Tiger's Eye #BC6C25 ΔE 0.031
- Bronze #A87900 ΔE 0.031
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.033
- Browny Orange #CA6B02 ΔE 0.037
Use #B97500 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.