#B17827#B17827
#B17827 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.117 H 71.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17827 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 120, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 78%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.2%, 78%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.00, 15.25, 50.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.00, 52.96, 73.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.77% 0.0378 0.1109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.77% 0.117 71.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2160, 22.9288, 5.0167) |
| Luminance | 0.2293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.35
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.38
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.96
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.49
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.58
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17827 #2760B1
analogous
#B13327 #B17827 #A5B127
triadic
#B17827 #27B178 #7827B1
tetradic
#B17827 #27B133 #2760B1 #B127A5
square
#B17827 #27B133 #2760B1 #B127A5
split-complementary
#B17827 #27A5B1 #3327B1
monochromatic
#4D3411 #7F561C #B17827 #D59840 #E0B372
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#B17827 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.59
#B17827 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17827
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17827 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17827 | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.59 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7C1A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998929
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16A68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17827; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 120, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.117 71.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd9f67',
500: '#b17827',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17827; $custom-light: #cd9f67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17827",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 120,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.217,
"s": 63.889,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61766,
"c": 0.11715,
"h": 71.2
},
"luminance": 0.22927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17827
secondary
#6D92C7
accent
#85E741
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A