#B17B4E#B17B4E
#B17B4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.091 H 59.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 123, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.5%, 55.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.15, 16.01, 32.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.15, 36.53, 64.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.8% 0.0456 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.8% 0.091 59.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5911, 24.0652, 10.4508) |
| Luminance | 0.2406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 3.45
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 3.75
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.77
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 4.40
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.85
Mocha
#9D7651
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17B4E #4E84B1
analogous
#B14E52 #B17B4E #B1AD4E
triadic
#B17B4E #4EB17B #7B4EB1
tetradic
#B17B4E #52B14E #4E84B1 #AD4EB1
square
#B17B4E #52B14E #4E84B1 #AD4EB1
split-complementary
#B17B4E #4EB1AD #4E52B1
monochromatic
#5C4029 #875D3B #B17B4E #C49B78 #D6BAA3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#B17B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#B17B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17B4E
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17B4E | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7F4A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF7070
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 123, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.091 59.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba180',
500: '#b17b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17b4e; $custom-light: #cba180; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 123,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.273,
"s": 38.824,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62795,
"c": 0.0908,
"h": 59.9
},
"luminance": 0.24063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17B4E
secondary
#97AFC4
accent
#99CF59
background
#FCF9F7
surface
#F9F2EE
border
#D2CCC9
text
#140F0A
muted
#827E7C