#B17B26#B17B26
#B17B26 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.118 H 73.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17B26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 123, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 65%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.5%, 78.5%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.74, 13.53, 51.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.74, 53.56, 75.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.34% 0.0326 0.1131) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.34% 0.118 73.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5662, 23.6552, 5.0528) |
| Luminance | 0.2365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 2.96
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.34
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.49
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.64
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.82
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17B26 #265CB1
analogous
#B13626 #B17B26 #A1B126
triadic
#B17B26 #26B17B #7B26B1
tetradic
#B17B26 #26B136 #265CB1 #B126A1
square
#B17B26 #26B136 #265CB1 #B126A1
split-complementary
#B17B26 #26A1B1 #3626B1
monochromatic
#4C3510 #7F581B #B17B26 #D69B3F #E0B571
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#B17B26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#B17B26 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17B26
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17B26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17B26 | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16D6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17b26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 123, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.118 73.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda167',
500: '#b17b26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17b26; $custom-light: #cda167; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17b26",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 123,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.691,
"s": 64.651,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62342,
"c": 0.11766,
"h": 73.9
},
"luminance": 0.23653
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17B26
secondary
#6B8FC7
accent
#81E840
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E06
muted
#837E7A