#B16A25#B16A25
#B16A25 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.121 H 60.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16A25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 106, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 65%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 79.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.60, 22.98, 48.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.60, 53.49, 64.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.12% 0.0603 0.1052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.12% 0.121 60.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6214, 19.7912, 4.3260) |
| Luminance | 0.1979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.22
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.29
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.44
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 3.67
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 3.86
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16A25 #256CB1
analogous
#B12526 #B16A25 #B1B025
triadic
#B16A25 #25B16A #6A25B1
tetradic
#B16A25 #26B125 #256CB1 #B025B1
square
#B16A25 #26B125 #256CB1 #B025B1
split-complementary
#B16A25 #25B1B0 #2526B1
monochromatic
#4C2D10 #7E4C1A #B16A25 #D6893D #E1A76F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#B16A25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#B16A25 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16A25
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16A25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16A25 | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80711B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918125
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C25A5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16a25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 106, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.121 60.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9565',
500: '#b16a25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16a25; $custom-light: #ce9565; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16a25",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 106,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.571,
"s": 65.421,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59124,
"c": 0.12127,
"h": 60.2
},
"luminance": 0.19789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16A25
secondary
#6A9AC8
accent
#95E83F
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF1EB
border
#D3CBC6
text
#150D06
muted
#837E7A