#B18E4E#B18E4E
#B18E4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 66.6% C 0.093 H 81.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B18E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(177, 142, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 55.9%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.00, 5.42, 38.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.00, 39.10, 82.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.58% 0.0143 0.0916) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.58% 0.093 81.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1810, 29.2449, 11.3141) |
| Luminance | 0.2924 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 2.26
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 3.42
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.18
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.01
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.64
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B18E4E #4E71B1
analogous
#B15C4E #B18E4E #A3B14E
triadic
#B18E4E #4EB18E #8E4EB1
tetradic
#B18E4E #4EB15C #4E71B1 #B14EA3
square
#B18E4E #4EB15C #4E71B1 #B14EA3
split-complementary
#B18E4E #4EA3B1 #5C4EB1
monochromatic
#5C4A29 #876C3B #B18E4E #C4A978 #D6C4A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#B18E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.85
#B18E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B18E4E
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B18E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B18E4E | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.85 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8E48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59750
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE837F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b18e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(177, 142, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.6% 0.093 81.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbae81',
500: '#b18e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b18e4e; $custom-light: #cbae81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b18e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 177,
"g": 142,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.788,
"s": 38.824,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6658,
"c": 0.09266,
"h": 81.2
},
"luminance": 0.29243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B18E4E
secondary
#97A7C4
accent
#83CF59
background
#FCFAF8
surface
#F9F4EF
border
#D2CECA
text
#14100A
muted
#827F7C