#B97E45
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(64.2% 0.104 63.1), rgb(185, 126, 69).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.13:1).
About this color
#B97E45 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.104 and its hue 63°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.13:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.104) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.13:1 |
| White text | 3.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B97E45 |
| RGB | rgb(185, 126, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 46%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.2% 0.104 63.1) |
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 #B97E45 | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B97E45 | 6.13:1 | AA | Lc 42.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B97E45 text on white | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B97E45 text on black | 6.13:1 | AA | Lc -40.1 | 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
#F9F5F1
oklch(97.2% 0.007 67.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E0
oklch(93.6% 0.015 64.3)
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Step 200
200
#E7D6C7
oklch(88.6% 0.028 63.9)
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Step 300
300
#D9BA9F
oklch(80.9% 0.051 63.1)
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Step 400
400
#C5966B
oklch(70.8% 0.081 63.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B97E45
oklch(64.2% 0.104 63.1)
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Step 600
600
#A1631F
oklch(55.7% 0.113 63.3)
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Step 700
700
#8A5110
oklch(49.1% 0.105 62.5)
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Step 800
800
#704312
oklch(42.7% 0.087 63)
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Step 900
900
#5B3917
oklch(37.8% 0.068 63)
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Step 950
950
#35220F
oklch(27.1% 0.042 64.3)
#B97E45 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) | #918340 | 0.068 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9E9046 | 0.062 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C97171 | 0.079 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.104 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B97E45
#B97E45
oklch(64.2% 0.104 63.1)
- #4F94C7
#4F94C7
oklch(64.3% 0.104 242.7)
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 #B97E45, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.021
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.024
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.028
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.031
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.035
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.036
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.037
- Peru #CD853F ΔE 0.041
Use #B97E45 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.