#B16B1C#B16B1C
#B16B1C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.125 H 63.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16B1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 107, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 73%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 84%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.5%, 84.2%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.78, 22.12, 52.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.78, 56.55, 66.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.24% 0.0566 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.24% 0.125 63) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6008, 19.9488, 3.7060) |
| Luminance | 0.1995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.40
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 2.58
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.69
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 3.75
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.77
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16B1C #1C62B1
analogous
#B1201C #B16B1C #ACB11C
triadic
#B16B1C #1CB16B #6B1CB1
tetradic
#B16B1C #1CB120 #1C62B1 #B11CAC
square
#B16B1C #1CB120 #1C62B1 #B11CAC
split-complementary
#B16B1C #1CACB1 #201CB1
monochromatic
#472B0B #7C4B14 #B16B1C #DE8A2C #E6A861
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#B16B1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#B16B1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16B1C
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16B1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16B1C | 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)
#81720B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92821D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C25B5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16b1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 107, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.125 63.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9560',
500: '#b16b1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16b1c; $custom-light: #cf9560; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16b1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 107,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.812,
"s": 72.683,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59244,
"c": 0.12457,
"h": 63
},
"luminance": 0.19946
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16B1C
secondary
#5E91CB
accent
#8EEF38
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FBF1EA
border
#D4CBC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E79