#B16231#B16231

#B16231 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.8% C 0.120 H 50.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#B16231
RGBrgb(177, 98, 49)
HSLhsl(23, 57%, 44%)
HSVhsv(23, 72%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 44.6%, 72.3%, 30.6%)
CIE-LABlab(49.87, 27.92, 40.89)
CIE-LCHlch(49.87, 49.51, 55.67°)
OKLaboklab(57.82% 0.0769 0.0921)
OKLCHoklch(57.82% 0.12 50.1)
XYZxyz(23.0555, 18.3068, 5.2245)
Luminance0.1830 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyorange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#B16231 #3180B1
analogous
#B13140 #B16231 #B1A231
triadic
#B16231 #31B162 #6231B1
tetradic
#B16231 #40B131 #3180B1 #A231B1
square
#B16231 #40B131 #3180B1 #A231B1
split-complementary
#B16231 #31B1A2 #3140B1
monochromatic
#512D16 #814724 #B16231 #CF8151 #DCA380

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51
#B16231 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66
#B16231 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B16231
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##B16231#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##B162311.004.514.664.66
#FFFFFF4.511.0021.0021.00
#0000004.6621.001.001.00
##0000004.6621.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#786C2C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7D30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C25257
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #b16231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 98, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.8% 0.120 50.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce8f6b',
    500: '#b16231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #b16231;
$custom-light: #ce8f6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#b16231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.969,
    "s": 56.637,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5782,
    "c": 0.11997,
    "h": 50.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18304
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#B16231
secondary
#79A8C5
accent
#A6E048
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAF0EB
border
#D3CBC6
text
#150C07
muted
#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B16231

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#B16231 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva