#B17C25#B17C25
#B17C25 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.118 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17C25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 124, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 65%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.9%, 79.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.99, 12.93, 52.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.99, 54.01, 76.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.53% 0.0308 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.53% 0.118 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6749, 23.8982, 5.0105) |
| Luminance | 0.2390 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 2.66
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.12
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.31
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.73
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.15
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17C25 #255AB1
analogous
#B13625 #B17C25 #A0B125
triadic
#B17C25 #25B17C #7C25B1
tetradic
#B17C25 #25B136 #255AB1 #B125A0
square
#B17C25 #25B136 #255AB1 #B125A0
split-complementary
#B17C25 #25A0B1 #3625B1
monochromatic
#4C3510 #7E591A #B17C25 #D69C3D #E1B66F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#B17C25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#B17C25 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17C25
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17C25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17C25 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F16
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8B28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17c25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 124, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.118 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda166',
500: '#b17c25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17c25; $custom-light: #cda166; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17c25",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 124,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.286,
"s": 65.421,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62531,
"c": 0.11822,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.23896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17C25
secondary
#6A8EC8
accent
#7FE83F
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837E7A