#B27A2D#B27A2D
#B27A2D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.114 H 71.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27A2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 122, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.5%, 74.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.66, 14.84, 48.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.66, 51.05, 73.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.32% 0.0373 0.1082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.32% 0.114 71) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7952, 23.5758, 5.6742) |
| Luminance | 0.2357 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.28
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.19
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.41
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.32
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.33
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27A2D #2D65B2
analogous
#B2372D #B27A2D #A7B22D
triadic
#B27A2D #2DB27A #7A2DB2
tetradic
#B27A2D #2DB237 #2D65B2 #B22DA7
square
#B27A2D #2DB237 #2D65B2 #B22DA7
split-complementary
#B27A2D #2DA7B2 #372DB2
monochromatic
#503714 #815921 #B27A2D #D1994B #DEB47C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#B27A2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#B27A2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27A2D
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27A2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27A2D | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 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)
#8D7D23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27a2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 122, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.114 71.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea06b',
500: '#b27a2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27a2d; $custom-light: #cea06b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27a2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 122,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.737,
"s": 59.641,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62321,
"c": 0.11446,
"h": 71
},
"luminance": 0.23574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27A2D
secondary
#7597C6
accent
#87E345
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E07
muted
#837E7A