Orange
#B2956E
#B2956E is an orange with low intensity, at step 400 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 6.7:1. On white it reaches only 2.8:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#B2956E shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #B2956E kept exactly at step 400. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 FFF5E9
- 100 FFE7C9
- 200 EED5B4
- 300 D6BB96
- 400 B2956E
- 500 9F825C
- 600 836843
- 700 69502D
- 800 513B1B
- 900 3A270B
- 950 241501
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-orange-50: #fff5e9; --color-orange-100: #ffe7c9; --color-orange-200: #eed5b4; --color-orange-300: #d6bb96; --color-orange-400: #b2956e; --color-orange-500: #9f825c; --color-orange-600: #836843; --color-orange-700: #69502d; --color-orange-800: #513b1b; --color-orange-900: #3a270b; --color-orange-950: #241501;}Is #B2956E readable?
Contrast for text on #B2956E and for #B2956E used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 2.8APCA Lc 60 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AA · 6.7APCA Lc 49 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #8E724D · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 2.8APCA Lc 54 · Large text and headings
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AA · 6.7APCA Lc 47 · Large text and headings
Color palettes with #B2956E
Six palettes built around #B2956E, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#B2956E · #C7B05A · #F8762F · #C3F4B8 · #312C22
- Complementary#B2956E · #5B90E9 · #43A0FF · #FFDBAC · #332B22
- Split complementary#B2956E · #1DA3C7 · #9E97F9 · #FFDDB0 · #2A221A
- Triadic#B2956E · #00B8C1 · #C67DFD · #FFE2AD · #2A251E
- Tetradic#B2956E · #31AE78 · #47ACFF · #F5CAE7 · #251E13
- Monochromatic#B2956E · #D5A961 · #E7A13B · #FFE2BC · #382F25
#B2956E as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #B2956E looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #FFF5E9
- Brand 100, #FFE7C9
- Brand 200, #EED5B4
- Brand 300, #D6BB96
- Brand 400, #B2956E
- Brand 500, #9F825C
- Brand 600, #836843
- Brand 700, #69502D
- Brand 800, #513B1B
- Brand 900, #3A270B
- Brand 950, #241501
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FBFAF9
- Neutral 100, #F5F4F2
- Neutral 200, #E7E5E2
- Neutral 300, #D7D4CF
- Neutral 400, #A5A099
- Neutral 500, #78726B
- Neutral 600, #59534C
- Neutral 700, #443F39
- Neutral 800, #2B2721
- Neutral 900, #1B1712
- Neutral 950, #0D0905
Success
- Success 50, #E7FFE2
- Success 100, #CAFCBF
- Success 200, #B4EBA9
- Success 300, #97D28A
- Success 400, #78B66A
- Success 500, #609F52
- Success 600, #417E33
- Success 700, #2A651C
- Success 800, #174D07
- Success 900, #0A3600
- Success 950, #041F00
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5E9
- Warning 100, #FFE7C9
- Warning 200, #FFD093
- Warning 300, #ECB366
- Warning 400, #DFA149
- Warning 500, #B57A15
- Warning 600, #946100
- Warning 700, #754B00
- Warning 800, #583800
- Warning 900, #3D2600
- Warning 950, #241400
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC2
- Danger 300, #FFA396
- Danger 400, #F77767
- Danger 500, #D15143
- Danger 600, #B93C30
- Danger 700, #99221A
- Danger 800, #7B0805
- Danger 900, #580000
- Danger 950, #360000
Info
- Info 50, #EEF9FF
- Info 100, #D6EFFF
- Info 200, #AFE1FF
- Info 300, #74CBFC
- Info 400, #4EAEE1
- Info 500, #208DC0
- Info 600, #0076A5
- Info 700, #005D82
- Info 800, #004563
- Info 900, #003045
- Info 950, #001B2A
- Primary buttons use Brand 400 with neutral 950 text, at 7.0:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 400: it already reads on the dark background at 7.0:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #B2956E
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