#B18825#B18825
#B18825 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.271; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.121 H 84.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B18825 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 136, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 65%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 79%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.2%, 79.1%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.06, 6.25, 55.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.06, 55.64, 83.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.94% 0.0114 0.1203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.94% 0.121 84.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2713, 27.0910, 5.5426) |
| Luminance | 0.2709 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.73
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.31
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.58
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.24
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.29
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B18825 #254EB1
analogous
#B14225 #B18825 #94B125
triadic
#B18825 #25B188 #8825B1
tetradic
#B18825 #25B142 #254EB1 #B12594
square
#B18825 #25B142 #254EB1 #B12594
split-complementary
#B18825 #2594B1 #4225B1
monochromatic
#4C3A10 #7E611A #B18825 #D6A93D #E1C06F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.27
#B18825 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.42
#B18825 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B18825
6.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B18825 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B18825 | 1.00 | 3.27 | 6.42 | 6.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A8812
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4922A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C07B75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b18825; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 136, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.121 84.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdaa68',
500: '#b18825',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b18825; $custom-light: #cdaa68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b18825",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 136,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.429,
"s": 65.421,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64937,
"c": 0.12081,
"h": 84.6
},
"luminance": 0.27089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B18825
secondary
#6A86C8
accent
#71E83F
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#141006
muted
#837F7A