#B16A38#B16A38
#B16A38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.112 H 53.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16A38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 106, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 52%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 68%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.1%, 68.4%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.77, 23.91, 39.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.77, 46.08, 58.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.31% 0.066 0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.31% 0.112 53.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0012, 19.9431, 6.3260) |
| Luminance | 0.1994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.61
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.14
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.21
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.64
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.56
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16A38 #387FB1
analogous
#B13843 #B16A38 #B1A638
triadic
#B16A38 #38B16A #6A38B1
tetradic
#B16A38 #43B138 #387FB1 #A638B1
square
#B16A38 #43B138 #387FB1 #A638B1
split-complementary
#B16A38 #38B1A6 #3843B1
monochromatic
#54321B #834E29 #B16A38 #CB895B #DAAB8A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#B16A38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#B16A38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16A38
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16A38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16A38 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7233
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8238
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C15B5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16a38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 106, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.112 53.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd9570',
500: '#b16a38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16a38; $custom-light: #cd9570; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16a38",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 106,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.793,
"s": 51.931,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59312,
"c": 0.11171,
"h": 53.8
},
"luminance": 0.19941
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16A38
secondary
#81A8C4
accent
#A0DB4C
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF1EC
border
#D3CBC7
text
#140D08
muted
#837E7B