#B27928#B27928
#B27928 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.117 H 71.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27928 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 121, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 77.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.38, 15.18, 50.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.38, 52.93, 73.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.09% 0.0376 0.1111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.09% 0.117 71.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5824, 23.2952, 5.1562) |
| Luminance | 0.2329 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.53
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.67
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.91
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.55
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.61
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27928 #2861B2
analogous
#B23428 #B27928 #A6B228
triadic
#B27928 #28B279 #7928B2
tetradic
#B27928 #28B234 #2861B2 #B228A6
square
#B27928 #28B234 #2861B2 #B228A6
split-complementary
#B27928 #28A6B2 #3428B2
monochromatic
#4E3512 #80571D #B27928 #D59843 #E0B475
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#B27928 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#B27928 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27928
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27928 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27928 | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7D1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26B69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27928; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 121, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.117 71.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9f68',
500: '#b27928',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27928; $custom-light: #ce9f68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27928",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 121,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.217,
"s": 63.303,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62087,
"c": 0.11725,
"h": 71.3
},
"luminance": 0.23293
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27928
secondary
#6F93C7
accent
#86E641
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A