#B16E1E#B16E1E
#B16E1E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.123 H 64.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 110, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 71%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 83%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.9%, 83.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.50, 20.51, 51.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.50, 55.85, 68.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.81% 0.0521 0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.81% 0.123 64.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9438, 20.5951, 3.9423) |
| Luminance | 0.2059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.79
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.91
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.25
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.54
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.69
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16E1E #1E61B1
analogous
#B1251E #B16E1E #AAB11E
triadic
#B16E1E #1EB16E #6E1EB1
tetradic
#B16E1E #1EB125 #1E61B1 #B11EAA
square
#B16E1E #1EB125 #1E61B1 #B11EAA
split-complementary
#B16E1E #1EAAB1 #251EB1
monochromatic
#482D0C #7D4D15 #B16E1E #DC8E30 #E5AA65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#B16E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#B16E1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16E1E
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16E1E | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83740E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938320
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C25E5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 110, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.123 64.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9761',
500: '#b16e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16e1e; $custom-light: #ce9761; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 110,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.653,
"s": 71.014,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59809,
"c": 0.12289,
"h": 64.9
},
"luminance": 0.20593
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16E1E
secondary
#6191CA
accent
#8CEE3A
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E7A