#B1812E#B1812E
#B1812E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.114 H 77.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1812E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 129, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 74%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 74%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.32, 10.53, 50.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.32, 51.13, 78.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.59% 0.0249 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.59% 0.114 77.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4766, 25.2470, 6.0629) |
| Luminance | 0.2525 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.76
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.04
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.27
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.33
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.51
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1812E #2E5EB1
analogous
#B13F2E #B1812E #9FB12E
triadic
#B1812E #2EB181 #812EB1
tetradic
#B1812E #2EB13F #2E5EB1 #B12E9F
square
#B1812E #2EB13F #2E5EB1 #B12E9F
split-complementary
#B1812E #2E9FB1 #3F2EB1
monochromatic
#503A15 #805E21 #B1812E #D0A04C #DDBA7C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#B1812E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.05
#B1812E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B1812E
6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1812E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1812E | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.05 | 6.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#938323
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8E31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C17470
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1812e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 129, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.114 77.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda56c',
500: '#b1812e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1812e; $custom-light: #cda56c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1812e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 129,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.015,
"s": 58.744,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6359,
"c": 0.11376,
"h": 77.4
},
"luminance": 0.25245
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1812E
secondary
#7593C6
accent
#7FE246
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A