#B17929#B17929
#B17929 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.116 H 71.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17929 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 121, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 77%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 76.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.26, 14.77, 50.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.26, 52.27, 73.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.98% 0.0366 0.1101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.98% 0.116 71.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3710, 23.1842, 5.2362) |
| Luminance | 0.2318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.45
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.75
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.94
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.51
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.65
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17929 #2961B1
analogous
#B13529 #B17929 #A5B129
triadic
#B17929 #29B179 #7929B1
tetradic
#B17929 #29B135 #2961B1 #B129A5
square
#B17929 #29B135 #2961B1 #B129A5
split-complementary
#B17929 #29A5B1 #3529B1
monochromatic
#4E3512 #7F571D #B17929 #D49844 #DFB475
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#B17929 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.64
#B17929 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17929
5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17929 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17929 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.64 | 5.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7C1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16B69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17929; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 121, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.116 71.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd9f68',
500: '#b17929',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17929; $custom-light: #cd9f68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17929",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 121,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.294,
"s": 62.385,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61975,
"c": 0.11606,
"h": 71.6
},
"luminance": 0.23182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17929
secondary
#6F93C7
accent
#86E542
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E06
muted
#837E7A