#B18B32#B18B32

#B18B32 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.280; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.114 H 85.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B18B32
RGB	rgb(177, 139, 50)
HSL	hsl(42, 56%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(42, 72%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 21.5%, 71.8%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.93, 5.18, 50.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.93, 51.21, 84.19°)
OKLab	oklab(65.65% 0.0099 0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(65.65% 0.114 85)
XYZ	xyz(27.9415, 28.0445, 6.9585)
Luminance	0.2804 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B18B32 #3258B1

analogous

#B14B32 #B18B32 #98B132

triadic

#B18B32 #32B18B #8B32B1

tetradic

#B18B32 #32B14B #3258B1 #B13298

square

#B18B32 #32B14B #3258B1 #B13298

split-complementary

#B18B32 #3298B1 #4B32B1

monochromatic

#524017 #816625 #B18B32 #CEA952 #DCC182

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.18

#B18B32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.61

#B18B32 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B18B32

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B18B32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B18B32	1.00	3.18	6.61	6.61
#FFFFFF	3.18	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.61	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.61	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9C8B26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A59436

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C07F79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b18b32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 139, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.114 85.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ccac6f',
    500: '#b18b32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b18b32;
$custom-light: #ccac6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b18b32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 177,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.047,
    "s": 55.947,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65649,
    "c": 0.11417,
    "h": 85
  },
  "luminance": 0.28043
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B18B32

secondary

#7A90C5

accent

#76DF49

background

#FDFAF6

surface

#FAF4EC

border

#D3CEC7

text

#141008

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B18B32

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

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