#B17B2F#B17B2F
#B17B2F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.113 H 71.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17B2F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 123, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 58%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 73%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.5%, 73.4%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.81, 13.93, 48.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.81, 50.05, 73.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.41% 0.035 0.107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.41% 0.113 71.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7293, 23.7205, 5.9122) |
| Luminance | 0.2372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.51
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.36
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.58
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.12
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.51
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17B2F #2F65B1
analogous
#B13A2F #B17B2F #A6B12F
triadic
#B17B2F #2FB17B #7B2FB1
tetradic
#B17B2F #2FB13A #2F65B1 #B12FA6
square
#B17B2F #2FB13A #2F65B1 #B12FA6
split-complementary
#B17B2F #2FA6B1 #3A2FB1
monochromatic
#503815 #815922 #B17B2F #D09A4D #DDB57E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#B17B2F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.74
#B17B2F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17B2F
5.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17B2F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17B2F | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.74 | 5.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16D6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17b2f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 123, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.113 71.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda16c',
500: '#b17b2f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17b2f; $custom-light: #cda16c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17b2f",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 123,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.077,
"s": 58.036,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62414,
"c": 0.11259,
"h": 71.9
},
"luminance": 0.23718
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17B2F
secondary
#7697C5
accent
#87E147
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EC
border
#D3CCC7
text
#140E07
muted
#837E7A