#B16749#B16749
#B16749 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.105 H 42.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16749 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 103, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 42%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 59%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.8%, 58.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.30, 26.75, 29.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.30, 39.87, 47.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.02% 0.0773 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.02% 0.105 42.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1860, 19.5310, 8.7982) |
| Luminance | 0.1953 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.09
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.24
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.36
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.43
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.54
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16749 #4993B1
analogous
#B1495F #B16749 #B19B49
triadic
#B16749 #49B167 #6749B1
tetradic
#B16749 #5FB149 #4993B1 #9B49B1
square
#B16749 #5FB149 #4993B1 #9B49B1
split-complementary
#B16749 #49B19B #495FB1
monochromatic
#5A3525 #864E37 #B16749 #C58A72 #D7AE9E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#B16749 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.91
#B16749 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16749
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16749 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16749 | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.91 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7A7146
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C8048
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C05A60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16749; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 103, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.105 42.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc937c',
500: '#b16749',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16749; $custom-light: #cc937c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16749",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 103,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.308,
"s": 41.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59022,
"c": 0.10479,
"h": 42.5
},
"luminance": 0.19529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16749
secondary
#92B5C3
accent
#AED156
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF1EE
border
#D3CBC9
text
#140D09
muted
#837E7B