#B27B2C#B27B2C
#B27B2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.115 H 72.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 123, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.9%, 75.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.90, 14.23, 49.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.90, 51.53, 73.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.51% 0.0354 0.1094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.51% 0.115 72.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8996, 23.8150, 5.6151) |
| Luminance | 0.2381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.81
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.96
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.40
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.54
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.56
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27B2C #2C63B2
analogous
#B2382C #B27B2C #A6B22C
triadic
#B27B2C #2CB27B #7B2CB2
tetradic
#B27B2C #2CB238 #2C63B2 #B22CA6
square
#B27B2C #2CB238 #2C63B2 #B22CA6
split-complementary
#B27B2C #2CA6B2 #382CB2
monochromatic
#503714 #815920 #B27B2C #D29A49 #DEB57A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#B27B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#B27B2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27B2C
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27B2C | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26D6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 123, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.115 72.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea16a',
500: '#b27b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27b2c; $custom-light: #cea16a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 123,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.373,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62507,
"c": 0.11501,
"h": 72.1
},
"luminance": 0.23813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27B2C
secondary
#7395C6
accent
#86E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E07
muted
#837E7A