#B18537#B18537
#B18537 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.109 H 78.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B18537 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 133, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 68.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.41, 8.78, 47.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.41, 47.95, 79.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.48% 0.021 0.1066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.48% 0.109 78.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2103, 26.4000, 7.2763) |
| Luminance | 0.2640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.01
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.61
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.82
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.07
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.24
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B18537 #3763B1
analogous
#B14837 #B18537 #A0B137
triadic
#B18537 #37B185 #8537B1
tetradic
#B18537 #37B148 #3763B1 #B137A0
square
#B18537 #37B148 #3763B1 #B137A0
split-complementary
#B18537 #37A0B1 #4837B1
monochromatic
#543F1A #826228 #B18537 #CCA25A #DABD88
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#B18537 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#B18537 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B18537
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B18537 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B18537 | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96862E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1913A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C07874
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b18537; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 133, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.109 78.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cca872',
500: '#b18537',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b18537; $custom-light: #cca872; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b18537",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 133,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.361,
"s": 52.586,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64475,
"c": 0.10862,
"h": 78.9
},
"luminance": 0.26398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B18537
secondary
#8098C4
accent
#80DC4C
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4ED
border
#D3CEC8
text
#140F08
muted
#837F7B