#B16E4E#B16E4E
#B16E4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.097 H 45.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B16E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 110, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.9%, 55.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.01, 23.28, 28.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.01, 37.11, 51.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.36% 0.0675 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.36% 0.097 45.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0842, 21.0513, 9.9485) |
| Luminance | 0.2105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.92
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.14
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.23
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.25
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.44
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B16E4E #4E91B1
analogous
#B14E5F #B16E4E #B1A04E
triadic
#B16E4E #4EB16E #6E4EB1
tetradic
#B16E4E #5FB14E #4E91B1 #A04EB1
square
#B16E4E #5FB14E #4E91B1 #A04EB1
split-complementary
#B16E4E #4EB1A0 #4E5FB1
monochromatic
#5C3929 #87543B #B16E4E #C49178 #D6B4A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#B16E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#B16E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B16E4E
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B16E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B16E4E | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80764B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90844E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C06266
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b16e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 110, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.097 45.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc9880',
500: '#b16e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b16e4e; $custom-light: #cc9880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b16e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 110,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.394,
"s": 38.824,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60358,
"c": 0.09699,
"h": 45.9
},
"luminance": 0.21049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B16E4E
secondary
#97B5C4
accent
#A9CF59
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C