#B16E3C#B16E3C
#B16E3C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.107 H 55.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16E3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 110, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 66%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.9%, 66.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.76, 21.94, 38.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.76, 44.24, 60.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.09% 0.0607 0.0887) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.09% 0.107 55.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5248, 20.8276, 7.0026) |
| Luminance | 0.2082 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 1.23
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.66
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.20
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.87
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.39
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16E3C #3C7FB1
analogous
#B13C45 #B16E3C #B1A93C
triadic
#B16E3C #3CB16E #6E3CB1
tetradic
#B16E3C #45B13C #3C7FB1 #A93CB1
square
#B16E3C #45B13C #3C7FB1 #A93CB1
split-complementary
#B16E3C #3CB1A9 #3C45B1
monochromatic
#56351D #83522D #B16E3C #C98E61 #D9AE8F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#B16E3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#B16E3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16E3C
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16E3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16E3C | 1.00 | 4.07 | 5.16 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827537
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92843C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16063
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16e3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 110, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.107 55.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd9873',
500: '#b16e3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16e3c; $custom-light: #cd9873; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16e3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 110,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.641,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60089,
"c": 0.10747,
"h": 55.6
},
"luminance": 0.20825
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16E3C
secondary
#85A9C4
accent
#9ED94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2ED
border
#D3CCC8
text
#140D08
muted
#837E7B