#B17D4D#B17D4D
#B17D4D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.091 H 62.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17D4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 125, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 56.5%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.64, 14.81, 33.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.64, 37.06, 66.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.17% 0.0419 0.081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.17% 0.091 62.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8062, 24.5522, 10.3469) |
| Luminance | 0.2455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 2.36
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 2.60
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 3.69
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.47
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.63
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17D4D #4D81B1
analogous
#B14D4F #B17D4D #B1AF4D
triadic
#B17D4D #4DB17D #7D4DB1
tetradic
#B17D4D #4FB14D #4D81B1 #AF4DB1
square
#B17D4D #4FB14D #4D81B1 #AF4DB1
split-complementary
#B17D4D #4DB1AF #4D4FB1
monochromatic
#5C4128 #865F3A #B17D4D #C49C77 #D6BBA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#B17D4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.91
#B17D4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17D4D
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17D4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17D4D | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.91 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8149
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8D4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF7271
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17d4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 125, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.091 62.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba280',
500: '#b17d4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17d4d; $custom-light: #cba280; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17d4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 125,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.8,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63167,
"c": 0.09114,
"h": 62.7
},
"luminance": 0.2455
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17D4D
secondary
#96AEC4
accent
#96CF59
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F9F3EE
border
#D2CDC9
text
#140F0A
muted
#827F7C