#B18936#B18936
#B18936 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.111 H 82.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B18936 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 137, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 69%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.6%, 69.5%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.44, 6.50, 48.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.44, 49.12, 82.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.28% 0.0142 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.28% 0.111 82.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7446, 27.5067, 7.3373) |
| Luminance | 0.2751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.81
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.17
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.86
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.06
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.65
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B18936 #365EB1
analogous
#B14C36 #B18936 #9BB136
triadic
#B18936 #36B189 #8936B1
tetradic
#B18936 #36B14C #365EB1 #B1369B
square
#B18936 #36B14C #365EB1 #B1369B
split-complementary
#B18936 #369BB1 #4C36B1
monochromatic
#534019 #826528 #B18936 #CCA658 #DABF87
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#B18936 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#B18936 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B18936
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B18936 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B18936 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A892C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39339
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C07D78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b18936; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 137, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.111 82.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccab71',
500: '#b18936',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b18936; $custom-light: #ccab71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b18936",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 137,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.488,
"s": 53.247,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65276,
"c": 0.11059,
"h": 82.6
},
"luminance": 0.27505
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B18936
secondary
#7F95C4
accent
#7ADD4B
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4ED
border
#D3CEC8
text
#141008
muted
#837F7B