#B17F28#B17F28
#B17F28 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.117 H 76.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B17F28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 127, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 77%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 77.4%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.76, 11.38, 51.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.76, 53.22, 77.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.15% 0.0266 0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.15% 0.117 76.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1057, 24.6812, 5.3961) |
| Luminance | 0.2468 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 2.95
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.70
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.97
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.27
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.07
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B17F28 #285AB1
analogous
#B13A28 #B17F28 #9FB128
triadic
#B17F28 #28B17F #7F28B1
tetradic
#B17F28 #28B13A #285AB1 #B1289F
square
#B17F28 #28B13A #285AB1 #B1289F
split-complementary
#B17F28 #289FB1 #3A28B1
monochromatic
#4D3711 #7F5B1D #B17F28 #D49F42 #E0B874
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#B17F28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.94
#B17F28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B17F28
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B17F28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B17F28 | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.94 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#92811A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1716E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b17f28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 127, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.117 76.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda368',
500: '#b17f28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b17f28; $custom-light: #cda368; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b17f28",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 127,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.102,
"s": 63.134,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63145,
"c": 0.11693,
"h": 76.9
},
"luminance": 0.24679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B17F28
secondary
#6E8EC7
accent
#7EE642
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A