#B16B2D#B16B2D
#B16B2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.117 H 58.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16B2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 107, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.5%, 74.6%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.90, 22.77, 44.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.90, 50.42, 63.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.38% 0.0608 0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.38% 0.117 58.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8648, 20.0544, 5.0962) |
| Luminance | 0.2005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.72
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.89
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.40
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.42
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.50
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16B2D #2D73B1
analogous
#B12D31 #B16B2D #B1AD2D
triadic
#B16B2D #2DB16B #6B2DB1
tetradic
#B16B2D #31B12D #2D73B1 #AD2DB1
square
#B16B2D #31B12D #2D73B1 #AD2DB1
split-complementary
#B16B2D #2DB1AD #2D31B1
monochromatic
#4F3014 #804E21 #B16B2D #D18A4A #DDA97B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#B16B2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.01
#B16B2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16B2D
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16B2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16B2D | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.01 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807225
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91822D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C15C5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16b2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 107, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.117 58.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9569',
500: '#b16b2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16b2d; $custom-light: #ce9569; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16b2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 107,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.182,
"s": 59.459,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59375,
"c": 0.11705,
"h": 58.7
},
"luminance": 0.20052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16B2D
secondary
#749FC6
accent
#99E345
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150D06
muted
#837E7A