#B0842A#B0842A
#B0842A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.116 H 81.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B0842A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(176, 132, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 76.1%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.94, 8.23, 52.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.94, 52.92, 81.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.05% 0.0178 0.115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.05% 0.116 81.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5754, 25.9018, 5.7899) |
| Luminance | 0.2590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.14
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.14
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.28
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.34
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.72
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B0842A #2A56B0
analogous
#B0412A #B0842A #99B02A
triadic
#B0842A #2AB084 #842AB0
tetradic
#B0842A #2AB041 #2A56B0 #B02A99
square
#B0842A #2AB041 #2A56B0 #B02A99
split-complementary
#B0842A #2A99B0 #412AB0
monochromatic
#4D3A12 #7F5F1E #B0842A #D3A445 #DEBC76
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#B0842A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#B0842A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B0842A
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B0842A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B0842A | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96851C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0902E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF7772
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b0842a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 132, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.116 81.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cca76a',
500: '#b0842a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b0842a; $custom-light: #cca76a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b0842a",
"rgb": {
"r": 176,
"g": 132,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.299,
"s": 61.468,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64048,
"c": 0.11635,
"h": 81.2
},
"luminance": 0.259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B0842A
secondary
#708CC6
accent
#78E543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A