#B97843
Closest named color: Clay Brown (#B2713D). oklch(63% 0.107 58.3), rgb(185, 120, 67).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.83:1).
About this color
#B97843 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.107 and its hue 58°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Clay Brown (#B2713D), ΔE 0.023 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.83:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.107) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Clay Brown (#B2713D) |
| Black text | 5.83:1 |
| White text | 3.60:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B97843 |
| RGB | rgb(185, 120, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 47%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.107 58.3) |
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 #B97843 | 3.60:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B97843 | 5.83:1 | AA | Lc 40.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B97843 text on white | 3.60:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B97843 text on black | 5.83:1 | AA | Lc -38.3 | 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
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8E0
oklch(93.7% 0.015 61.3)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5C7
oklch(88.5% 0.028 58.8)
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Step 300
300
#DBB9A0
oklch(80.9% 0.052 58.3)
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Step 400
400
#C8946C
oklch(70.7% 0.083 58.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B97843
oklch(63% 0.107 58.3)
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Step 600
600
#A56022
oklch(55.7% 0.116 58.1)
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Step 700
700
#8D4F13
oklch(49.2% 0.108 58.5)
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Step 800
800
#724114
oklch(42.6% 0.089 58.6)
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Step 900
900
#5D3718
oklch(37.7% 0.07 57.4)
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Step 950
950
#36210F
oklch(27% 0.044 59.9)
#B97843 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) | #8B7E3E | 0.079 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9B8D43 | 0.072 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C96A6C | 0.076 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.107 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B97843
#B97843
oklch(63% 0.107 58.3)
- #4292C2
#4292C2
oklch(63.1% 0.106 238.1)
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 #B97843, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.023
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.026
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.028
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.030
- Tiger's Eye #BC6C25 ΔE 0.032
- Adobe #BD6C48 ΔE 0.033
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.035
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.036
Use #B97843 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.