#B17E55#B17E55
#B17E55 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.085 H 59.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17E55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 126, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 37%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 52%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 52%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.00, 14.96, 30.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.00, 33.58, 63.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.49% 0.0433 0.0728) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.49% 0.085 59.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2334, 24.9267, 11.9695) |
| Luminance | 0.2492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 3.70
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 3.72
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 4.24
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.06
Mocha
#9D7651
ΔE00 5.13
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17E55 #5588B1
analogous
#B1555A #B17E55 #B1AC55
triadic
#B17E55 #55B17E #7E55B1
tetradic
#B17E55 #5AB155 #5588B1 #AC55B1
square
#B17E55 #5AB155 #5588B1 #AC55B1
split-complementary
#B17E55 #55B1AC #555AB1
monochromatic
#60432C #8A603F #B17E55 #C49E7F #D7BEA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B17E55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#B17E55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17E55
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17E55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17E55 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8252
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998D55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF7474
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17e55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 126, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.085 59.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba385',
500: '#b17e55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17e55; $custom-light: #cba385; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17e55",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 126,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.739,
"s": 37.097,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63491,
"c": 0.08475,
"h": 59.2
},
"luminance": 0.24925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17E55
secondary
#9DB3C5
accent
#9ACD5B
background
#FCFAF8
surface
#F9F3EF
border
#D2CDCA
text
#140F0B
muted
#827F7C