#B16E2A#B16E2A
#B16E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.117 H 62.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 110, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.9%, 76.3%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.58, 20.96, 47.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.58, 51.53, 65.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.9% 0.055 0.1038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.117 62.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1273, 20.6685, 4.9088) |
| Luminance | 0.2067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.32
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.97
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.49
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.76
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.14
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16E2A #2A6DB1
analogous
#B12A2A #B16E2A #B0B12A
triadic
#B16E2A #2AB16E #6E2AB1
tetradic
#B16E2A #2AB12A #2A6DB1 #B12AB0
square
#B16E2A #2AB12A #2A6DB1 #B12AB0
split-complementary
#B16E2A #2AB0B1 #2A2AB1
monochromatic
#4E3113 #804F1E #B16E2A #D38D45 #DFAB77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#B16E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.13
#B16E2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16E2A
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16E2A | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837421
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93842B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C15F60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 110, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.117 62.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9868',
500: '#b16e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16e2a; $custom-light: #ce9868; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 110,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.222,
"s": 61.644,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59898,
"c": 0.11746,
"h": 62.1
},
"luminance": 0.20666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16E2A
secondary
#709BC6
accent
#93E543
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150D06
muted
#837E7A