#B17E29#B17E29
#B17E29 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.116 H 75.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17E29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 126, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 77%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 76.8%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.52, 11.98, 51.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.52, 52.73, 76.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.95% 0.0285 0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.95% 0.116 75.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9944, 24.4311, 5.4440) |
| Luminance | 0.2443 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.03
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.14
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.21
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.78
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.13
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17E29 #295CB1
analogous
#B13A29 #B17E29 #A0B129
triadic
#B17E29 #29B17E #7E29B1
tetradic
#B17E29 #29B13A #295CB1 #B129A0
square
#B17E29 #29B13A #295CB1 #B129A0
split-complementary
#B17E29 #29A0B1 #3A29B1
monochromatic
#4E3712 #7F5B1D #B17E29 #D49E44 #DFB775
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#B17E29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#B17E29 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17E29
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17E29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17E29 | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91801C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17e29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 126, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.116 75.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda369',
500: '#b17e29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17e29; $custom-light: #cda369; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17e29",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 126,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.5,
"s": 62.385,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62954,
"c": 0.11627,
"h": 75.8
},
"luminance": 0.24429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17E29
secondary
#6F90C7
accent
#80E542
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A