#B1836A#B1836A
#B1836A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.067 H 49.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1836A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 131, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 31%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 40%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26%, 40.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.62, 14.38, 20.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.62, 24.99, 54.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.87% 0.0436 0.0514) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.87% 0.067 49.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8503, 26.6221, 17.2519) |
| Luminance | 0.2662 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 7.28
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.79
Mocha
#9D7651
ΔE00 7.83
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 8.02
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 8.05
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 8.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1836A #6A98B1
analogous
#B16A74 #B1836A #B1A76A
triadic
#B1836A #6AB183 #836AB1
tetradic
#B1836A #74B16A #6A98B1 #A76AB1
square
#B1836A #74B16A #6A98B1 #A76AB1
split-complementary
#B1836A #6AB1A7 #6A74B1
monochromatic
#694937 #92654C #B1836A #C6A492 #DBC6BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#B1836A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.32
#B1836A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B1836A
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1836A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1836A | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F8768
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A916A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD7B7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1836a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 131, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.067 49.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa794',
500: '#b1836a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1836a; $custom-light: #caa794; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1836a",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 131,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.127,
"s": 31.278,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64869,
"c": 0.06738,
"h": 49.7
},
"luminance": 0.2662
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1836A
secondary
#ADC0CA
accent
#A3C760
background
#FCFAF9
surface
#F9F4F1
border
#D2CECB
text
#130F0D
muted
#827F7E