#B1822A#B1822A
#B1822A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.116 H 79.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1822A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 130, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 76.3%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.54, 9.79, 51.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.54, 52.85, 79.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.76% 0.0222 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.76% 0.116 79) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5338, 25.4816, 5.7110) |
| Luminance | 0.2548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.33
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.51
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.62
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.11
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.65
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1822A #2A59B1
analogous
#B13E2A #B1822A #9CB12A
triadic
#B1822A #2AB182 #822AB1
tetradic
#B1822A #2AB13E #2A59B1 #B12A9C
square
#B1822A #2AB13E #2A59B1 #B12A9C
split-complementary
#B1822A #2A9CB1 #3E2AB1
monochromatic
#4E3913 #805E1E #B1822A #D3A245 #DFBA77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#B1822A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#B1822A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B1822A
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1822A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1822A | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94831C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C17570
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1822a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 130, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.116 79.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda66a',
500: '#b1822a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1822a; $custom-light: #cda66a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1822a",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 130,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.111,
"s": 61.644,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63758,
"c": 0.11633,
"h": 79
},
"luminance": 0.2548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1822A
secondary
#708EC6
accent
#7BE543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A