#B16B20#B16B20
#B16B20 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.123 H 62.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16B20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 107, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 69%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 82%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.5%, 81.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, 22.24, 50.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 55.23, 66.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.27% 0.0574 0.1088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.27% 0.123 62.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6519, 19.9693, 3.9751) |
| Luminance | 0.1997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.71
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 2.81
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.40
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 3.74
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.91
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 4.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16B20 #2066B1
analogous
#B12220 #B16B20 #AEB120
triadic
#B16B20 #20B16B #6B20B1
tetradic
#B16B20 #20B122 #2066B1 #B120AE
square
#B16B20 #20B122 #2066B1 #B120AE
split-complementary
#B16B20 #20AEB1 #2220B1
monochromatic
#492C0D #7D4C17 #B16B20 #DA8A34 #E4A868
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#B16B20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#B16B20 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16B20
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16B20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16B20 | 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)
#817213
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918221
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C25B5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16b20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 107, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.123 62.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9562',
500: '#b16b20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16b20; $custom-light: #ce9562; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16b20",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 107,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.034,
"s": 69.378,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5927,
"c": 0.12302,
"h": 62.2
},
"luminance": 0.19967
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16B20
secondary
#6495C9
accent
#91EC3C
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF1EB
border
#D4CBC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E7A