#B17A28#B17A28
#B17A28 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.117 H 72.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17A28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 122, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 77%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.1%, 77.4%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.50, 14.17, 50.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.50, 52.73, 74.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.16% 0.0347 0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.16% 0.117 72.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4759, 23.4216, 5.1862) |
| Luminance | 0.2342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.49
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.98
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.01
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.04
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.49
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17A28 #285FB1
analogous
#B13528 #B17A28 #A4B128
triadic
#B17A28 #28B17A #7A28B1
tetradic
#B17A28 #28B135 #285FB1 #B128A4
square
#B17A28 #28B135 #285FB1 #B128A4
split-complementary
#B17A28 #28A4B1 #3528B1
monochromatic
#4D3511 #7F581D #B17A28 #D49A42 #E0B474
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#B17A28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#B17A28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17A28
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17A28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17A28 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7D1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17a28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 122, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.117 72.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda068',
500: '#b17a28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17a28; $custom-light: #cda068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17a28",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 122,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.912,
"s": 63.134,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62161,
"c": 0.11658,
"h": 72.7
},
"luminance": 0.23419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17A28
secondary
#6E92C7
accent
#84E642
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E06
muted
#837E7A