#B1852A#B1852A
#B1852A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.117 H 81.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B1852A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 133, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 76%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 76.3%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.31, 8.12, 52.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.31, 53.30, 81.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.36% 0.0174 0.1158) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.36% 0.117 81.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9387, 26.2914, 5.8460) |
| Luminance | 0.2629 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.93
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.26
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.52
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.52
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.79
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B1852A #2A56B1
analogous
#B1412A #B1852A #9AB12A
triadic
#B1852A #2AB185 #852AB1
tetradic
#B1852A #2AB141 #2A56B1 #B12A9A
square
#B1852A #2AB141 #2A56B1 #B12A9A
split-complementary
#B1852A #2A9AB1 #412AB1
monochromatic
#4E3B13 #80601E #B1852A #D3A545 #DFBD77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#B1852A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.26
#B1852A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B1852A
6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B1852A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B1852A | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.26 | 6.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97861C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1912E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C07873
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b1852a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 133, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.117 81.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda86a',
500: '#b1852a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b1852a; $custom-light: #cda86a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b1852a",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 133,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.444,
"s": 61.644,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64362,
"c": 0.11708,
"h": 81.5
},
"luminance": 0.26289
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B1852A
secondary
#708CC6
accent
#78E543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A