#B17C2E#B17C2E
#B17C2E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.113 H 73.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 124, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 74%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.9%, 74%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.05, 13.32, 48.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.05, 50.55, 74.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.6% 0.033 0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.113 73) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8341, 23.9618, 5.8487) |
| Luminance | 0.2396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.96
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.07
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.82
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.25
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.33
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17C2E #2E63B1
analogous
#B13A2E #B17C2E #A4B12E
triadic
#B17C2E #2EB17C #7C2EB1
tetradic
#B17C2E #2EB13A #2E63B1 #B12EA4
square
#B17C2E #2EB13A #2E63B1 #B12EA4
split-complementary
#B17C2E #2EA4B1 #3A2EB1
monochromatic
#503815 #805A21 #B17C2E #D09B4C #DDB67C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#B17C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#B17C2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17C2E
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17C2E | 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)
#8F7F24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16E6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 124, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.113 73.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda16b',
500: '#b17c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17c2e; $custom-light: #cda16b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 124,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.725,
"s": 58.744,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62601,
"c": 0.11322,
"h": 73
},
"luminance": 0.2396
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17C2E
secondary
#7596C6
accent
#85E246
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837E7A