#B16B1D#B16B1D
#B16B1D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.124 H 62.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16B1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 107, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 72%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 84%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.5%, 83.6%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.78, 22.15, 51.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.78, 56.23, 66.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.25% 0.0568 0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.25% 0.124 62.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6130, 19.9537, 3.7701) |
| Luminance | 0.1995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.47
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 2.63
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.67
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 3.74
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.82
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16B1D #1D63B1
analogous
#B1211D #B16B1D #ADB11D
triadic
#B16B1D #1DB16B #6B1DB1
tetradic
#B16B1D #1DB121 #1D63B1 #B11DAD
square
#B16B1D #1DB121 #1D63B1 #B11DAD
split-complementary
#B16B1D #1DADB1 #211DB1
monochromatic
#482B0C #7C4B14 #B16B1D #DD8A2E #E5A863
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#B16B1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#B16B1D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16B1D
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16B1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16B1D | 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)
#81720D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91821E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C25B5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16b1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 107, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.124 62.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9561',
500: '#b16b1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16b1d; $custom-light: #ce9561; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16b1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 107,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.622,
"s": 71.845,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5925,
"c": 0.12419,
"h": 62.8
},
"luminance": 0.19951
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16B1D
secondary
#6092CA
accent
#8FEF39
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FBF1EA
border
#D4CBC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E79