#B17F27#B17F27
#B17F27 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.117 H 77.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17F27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 127, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 78%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 78%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.76, 11.34, 52.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.76, 53.60, 77.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.14% 0.0264 0.1145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.14% 0.117 77) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0889, 24.6745, 5.3077) |
| Luminance | 0.2467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 2.86
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.57
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.86
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.16
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.16
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17F27 #2759B1
analogous
#B13A27 #B17F27 #9EB127
triadic
#B17F27 #27B17F #7F27B1
tetradic
#B17F27 #27B13A #2759B1 #B1279E
square
#B17F27 #27B13A #2759B1 #B1279E
split-complementary
#B17F27 #279EB1 #3A27B1
monochromatic
#4D3711 #7F5B1C #B17F27 #D59F40 #E0B872
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#B17F27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#B17F27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17F27
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17F27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17F27 | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.93 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#928119
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1716E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17f27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 127, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.117 77.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda368',
500: '#b17f27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17f27; $custom-light: #cda368; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17f27",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 127,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.261,
"s": 63.889,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63137,
"c": 0.11748,
"h": 77
},
"luminance": 0.24672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17F27
secondary
#6D8DC7
accent
#7DE741
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A