#B27C2C#B27C2C
#B27C2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.115 H 72.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 124, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.3%, 75.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.15, 13.68, 49.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.15, 51.62, 74.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.7% 0.0337 0.11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.115 72.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0242, 24.0643, 5.6567) |
| Luminance | 0.2406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.73
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.24
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.70
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.25
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.46
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27C2C #2C62B2
analogous
#B2392C #B27C2C #A5B22C
triadic
#B27C2C #2CB27C #7C2CB2
tetradic
#B27C2C #2CB239 #2C62B2 #B22CA5
square
#B27C2C #2CB239 #2C62B2 #B22CA5
split-complementary
#B27C2C #2CA5B2 #392CB2
monochromatic
#503814 #815A20 #B27C2C #D29B49 #DEB67A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#B27C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#B27C2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27C2C
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27C2C | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26E6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 124, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.115 72.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea16a',
500: '#b27c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27c2c; $custom-light: #cea16a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 124,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.821,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62702,
"c": 0.11503,
"h": 72.9
},
"luminance": 0.24062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27C2C
secondary
#7395C6
accent
#84E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837E7A