#B26B4E#B26B4E
#B26B4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.100 H 42.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B26B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 107, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.9%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.43, 25.36, 28.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.43, 37.93, 48.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.95% 0.0737 0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.95% 0.1 42.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9946, 20.5328, 9.8531) |
| Luminance | 0.2053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.64
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.89
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.76
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.17
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.52
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B26B4E #4E95B2
analogous
#B24E63 #B26B4E #B29D4E
triadic
#B26B4E #4EB26B #6B4EB2
tetradic
#B26B4E #63B24E #4E95B2 #9D4EB2
square
#B26B4E #63B24E #4E95B2 #9D4EB2
split-complementary
#B26B4E #4EB29D #4E63B2
monochromatic
#5D3829 #88513B #B26B4E #C58F79 #D7B2A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#B26B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#B26B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B26B4E
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B26B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B26B4E | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E744C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F834D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C15F64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b26b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 107, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.100 42.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd9680',
500: '#b26b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b26b4e; $custom-light: #cd9680; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b26b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 107,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.4,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59946,
"c": 0.10034,
"h": 42.7
},
"luminance": 0.2053
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B26B4E
secondary
#98B7C4
accent
#ADCF59
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C