#B18738#B18738

#B18738 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.108 H 80.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B18738
RGB	rgb(177, 135, 56)
HSL	hsl(39, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(39, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 68.4%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.94, 7.73, 47.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.94, 47.87, 80.71°)
OKLab	oklab(64.89% 0.0181 0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(64.89% 0.108 80.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.5109, 26.9625, 7.4959)
Luminance	0.2696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B18738 #3862B1

analogous

#B14B38 #B18738 #9EB138

triadic

#B18738 #38B187 #8738B1

tetradic

#B18738 #38B14B #3862B1 #B1389E

square

#B18738 #38B14B #3862B1 #B1389E

split-complementary

#B18738 #389EB1 #4B38B1

monochromatic

#54401B #836429 #B18738 #CBA45B #DABE8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.29

#B18738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.39

#B18738 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B18738

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B18738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B18738	1.00	3.29	6.39	6.39
#FFFFFF	3.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98882F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2923B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C07B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b18738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 135, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.108 80.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cca972',
    500: '#b18738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b18738;
$custom-light: #cca972;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b18738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.174,
    "s": 51.931,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64889,
    "c": 0.10846,
    "h": 80.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B18738

secondary

#8198C4

accent

#7EDB4C

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FAF4ED

border

#D3CEC8

text

#140F08

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B18738

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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