#B27A2B#B27A2B
#B27A2B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.116 H 71.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 122, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.5%, 75.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.65, 14.75, 49.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.65, 51.84, 73.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.31% 0.0367 0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.31% 0.116 71.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7576, 23.5607, 5.4761) |
| Luminance | 0.2356 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.53
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.08
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.08
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.60
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.60
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27A2B #2B63B2
analogous
#B2362B #B27A2B #A6B22B
triadic
#B27A2B #2BB27A #7A2BB2
tetradic
#B27A2B #2BB236 #2B63B2 #B22BA6
square
#B27A2B #2BB236 #2B63B2 #B22BA6
split-complementary
#B27A2B #2BA6B2 #362BB2
monochromatic
#4F3613 #81581F #B27A2B #D39948 #DFB479
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#B27A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#B27A2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27A2B
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27A2B | 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)
#8D7D20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 122, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.116 71.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea06a',
500: '#b27a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27a2b; $custom-light: #cea06a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 122,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.111,
"s": 61.086,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62305,
"c": 0.11559,
"h": 71.5
},
"luminance": 0.23558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27A2B
secondary
#7295C7
accent
#86E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150E07
muted
#837E7A