#B27728#B27728
#B27728 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.117 H 69.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27728 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 119, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.1%, 77.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.88, 16.29, 50.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.88, 52.80, 72.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.7% 0.0409 0.11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.7% 0.117 69.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3419, 22.8141, 5.0760) |
| Luminance | 0.2281 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.85
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.24
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.62
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.71
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.49
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27728 #2863B2
analogous
#B23228 #B27728 #A8B228
triadic
#B27728 #28B277 #7728B2
tetradic
#B27728 #28B232 #2863B2 #B228A8
square
#B27728 #28B232 #2863B2 #B228A8
split-complementary
#B27728 #28A8B2 #3228B2
monochromatic
#4E3412 #80561D #B27728 #D59643 #E0B275
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#B27728 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#B27728 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27728
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27728 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27728 | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.56 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7B1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99892A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26967
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27728; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 119, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.117 69.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9e68',
500: '#b27728',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27728; $custom-light: #ce9e68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27728",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 119,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.348,
"s": 63.303,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61702,
"c": 0.11739,
"h": 69.6
},
"luminance": 0.22812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27728
secondary
#6F94C7
accent
#88E641
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A