#B27A2C#B27A2C
#B27A2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.115 H 71.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27A2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 122, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.5%, 75.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.65, 14.79, 49.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.65, 51.45, 73.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.31% 0.037 0.1089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.31% 0.115 71.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7761, 23.5681, 5.5740) |
| Luminance | 0.2357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.40
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.13
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.24
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.46
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.46
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27A2C #2C64B2
analogous
#B2372C #B27A2C #A7B22C
triadic
#B27A2C #2CB27A #7A2CB2
tetradic
#B27A2C #2CB237 #2C64B2 #B22CA7
square
#B27A2C #2CB237 #2C64B2 #B22CA7
split-complementary
#B27A2C #2CA7B2 #372CB2
monochromatic
#503714 #815820 #B27A2C #D29949 #DEB47A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#B27A2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#B27A2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27A2C
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27A2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27A2C | 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)
#8D7D21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27a2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 122, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.115 71.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea06a',
500: '#b27a2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27a2c; $custom-light: #cea06a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27a2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 122,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.925,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62313,
"c": 0.11504,
"h": 71.2
},
"luminance": 0.23566
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27A2C
secondary
#7396C6
accent
#87E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E07
muted
#837E7A