#B16E32#B16E32

#B16E32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.113 H 59.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B16E32
RGB	rgb(177, 110, 50)
HSL	hsl(28, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(28, 72%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 37.9%, 71.8%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.65, 21.35, 43.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.65, 48.35, 63.79°)
OKLab	oklab(59.97% 0.0573 0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(59.97% 0.113 59.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.2850, 20.7316, 5.7396)
Luminance	0.2073 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B16E32 #3275B1

analogous

#B13236 #B16E32 #B1AD32

triadic

#B16E32 #32B16E #6E32B1

tetradic

#B16E32 #36B132 #3275B1 #AD32B1

square

#B16E32 #36B132 #3275B1 #AD32B1

split-complementary

#B16E32 #32B1AD #3236B1

monochromatic

#523317 #815025 #B16E32 #CE8D52 #DCAC82

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#B16E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.15

#B16E32 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B16E32

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B16E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B16E32	1.00	4.08	5.15	5.15
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.15	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#82742B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#928432

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C15F61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b16e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 110, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.113 59.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd986d',
    500: '#b16e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b16e32;
$custom-light: #cd986d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b16e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 28.346,
    "s": 55.947,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59974,
    "c": 0.11322,
    "h": 59.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.20729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B16E32

secondary

#7AA1C5

accent

#98DF49

background

#FDF9F6

surface

#FAF2EC

border

#D3CCC7

text

#140D07

muted

#837E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B16E32

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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