#B17D26#B17D26
#B17D26 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.118 H 75.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17D26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 125, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 65%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 78.5%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.24, 12.41, 52.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.24, 53.75, 76.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.74% 0.0294 0.1141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.74% 0.118 75.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8168, 24.1565, 5.1363) |
| Luminance | 0.2415 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 2.69
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.03
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.08
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.84
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.12
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17D26 #265AB1
analogous
#B13826 #B17D26 #A0B126
triadic
#B17D26 #26B17D #7D26B1
tetradic
#B17D26 #26B138 #265AB1 #B126A0
square
#B17D26 #26B138 #265AB1 #B126A0
split-complementary
#B17D26 #26A0B1 #3826B1
monochromatic
#4C3610 #7F591B #B17D26 #D69D3F #E0B771
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#B17D26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#B17D26 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17D26
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17D26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17D26 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#907F17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17d26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 125, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.118 75.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda267',
500: '#b17d26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17d26; $custom-light: #cda267; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17d26",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 125,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.554,
"s": 64.651,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62735,
"c": 0.11779,
"h": 75.6
},
"luminance": 0.24154
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17D26
secondary
#6B8EC7
accent
#7FE840
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837E7A