#B27A29#B27A29
#B27A29 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.117 H 71.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27A29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 122, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.5%, 77%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.63, 14.66, 50.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.63, 52.62, 73.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.29% 0.0362 0.1109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.29% 0.117 71.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7218, 23.5464, 5.2876) |
| Luminance | 0.2354 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.76
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.79
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.99
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.42
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.84
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27A29 #2961B2
analogous
#B23529 #B27A29 #A6B229
triadic
#B27A29 #29B27A #7A29B2
tetradic
#B27A29 #29B235 #2961B2 #B229A6
square
#B27A29 #29B235 #2961B2 #B229A6
split-complementary
#B27A29 #29A6B2 #3529B2
monochromatic
#4F3612 #80581E #B27A29 #D49944 #DFB476
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#B27A29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#B27A29 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27A29
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27A29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27A29 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7D1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27a29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 122, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.117 71.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea068',
500: '#b27a29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27a29; $custom-light: #cea068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27a29",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 122,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.474,
"s": 62.557,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62289,
"c": 0.11669,
"h": 71.9
},
"luminance": 0.23544
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27A29
secondary
#7093C7
accent
#85E642
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A