#B17C2A#B17C2A
#B17C2A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.116 H 73.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 124, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.9%, 76.3%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.02, 13.14, 50.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.02, 52.14, 75.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.57% 0.032 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.57% 0.116 73.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7589, 23.9318, 5.4527) |
| Luminance | 0.2393 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.35
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.57
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.73
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.75
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.98
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17C2A #2A5FB1
analogous
#B1382A #B17C2A #A3B12A
triadic
#B17C2A #2AB17C #7C2AB1
tetradic
#B17C2A #2AB138 #2A5FB1 #B12AA3
square
#B17C2A #2AB138 #2A5FB1 #B12AA3
split-complementary
#B17C2A #2AA3B1 #382AB1
monochromatic
#4E3713 #80591E #B17C2A #D39B45 #DFB677
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#B17C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#B17C2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17C2A
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17C2A | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 124, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.116 73.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda169',
500: '#b17c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17c2a; $custom-light: #cda169; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 124,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.444,
"s": 61.644,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62568,
"c": 0.11554,
"h": 73.9
},
"luminance": 0.2393
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17C2A
secondary
#7092C6
accent
#83E543
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837E7A