Golden Brown#B27A01
#B27A01 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.130 H 76.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27A01 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 122, 1) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 99%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 99%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.5%, 99.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.47, 13.69, 61.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.47, 62.95, 77.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.11% 0.0301 0.1264) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.11% 0.13 76.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3272, 23.3886, 3.2093) |
| Luminance | 0.2339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 0.00
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.82
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.11
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.29
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.80
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27A01 #0139B2
analogous
#B22101 #B27A01 #91B201
triadic
#B27A01 #01B27A #7A01B2
tetradic
#B27A01 #01B221 #0139B2 #B20191
square
#B27A01 #01B221 #0139B2 #B20191
split-complementary
#B27A01 #0191B2 #2101B2
monochromatic
#382700 #755001 #B27A01 #EFA401 #FEBD30
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#B27A01 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#B27A01 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27A01
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27A01 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27A01 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7D00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8A0B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36B67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27a01; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 122, 1); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.130 76.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa059',
500: '#b27a01',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27a01; $custom-light: #cfa059; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27a01",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 122,
"b": 1
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.017,
"s": 98.883,
"l": 35.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62113,
"c": 0.12991,
"h": 76.6
},
"luminance": 0.23386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27A01
secondary
#3569DA
accent
#6DFF29
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FBF2E9
border
#D4CCC5
text
#150E04
muted
#837E79