#B18224#B18224
#B18224 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.120 H 80.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B18224 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 130, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 66%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 80%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 79.7%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.50, 9.55, 54.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.50, 55.06, 80.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.72% 0.0208 0.1178) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.72% 0.12 80) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4344, 25.4418, 5.1872) |
| Luminance | 0.2544 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 2.65
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.86
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.36
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.67
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.30
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B18224 #2453B1
analogous
#B13C24 #B18224 #9AB124
triadic
#B18224 #24B182 #8224B1
tetradic
#B18224 #24B13C #2453B1 #B1249A
square
#B18224 #24B13C #2453B1 #B1249A
split-complementary
#B18224 #249AB1 #3C24B1
monochromatic
#4B370F #7E5D1A #B18224 #D7A33B #E1BB6E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#B18224 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#B18224 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B18224
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B18224 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B18224 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#948312
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A08F28
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C17470
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b18224; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 130, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.120 80.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda667',
500: '#b18224',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b18224; $custom-light: #cda667; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b18224",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 130,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 66.197,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63716,
"c": 0.11959,
"h": 80
},
"luminance": 0.2544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B18224
secondary
#6989C8
accent
#77E93F
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A