#B17D2C#B17D2C
#B17D2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.114 H 74.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 125, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 75%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 75.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.29, 12.67, 49.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.29, 51.45, 75.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.78% 0.0309 0.1102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.78% 0.114 74.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9215, 24.1984, 5.6879) |
| Luminance | 0.2420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.49
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.76
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.79
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.90
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.11
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17D2C #2C60B1
analogous
#B13A2C #B17D2C #A2B12C
triadic
#B17D2C #2CB17D #7D2CB1
tetradic
#B17D2C #2CB13A #2C60B1 #B12CA2
square
#B17D2C #2CB13A #2C60B1 #B12CA2
split-complementary
#B17D2C #2CA2B1 #3A2CB1
monochromatic
#4F3814 #805A20 #B17D2C #D29C49 #DEB77A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#B17D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.84
#B17D2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17D2C
5.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17D2C | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.84 | 5.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#908021
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16F6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 125, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.114 74.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda26a',
500: '#b17d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17d2c; $custom-light: #cda26a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 125,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.541,
"s": 60.181,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62781,
"c": 0.11446,
"h": 74.4
},
"luminance": 0.24196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17D2C
secondary
#7393C6
accent
#83E344
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837E7A