#B27C2E#B27C2E
#B27C2E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.114 H 72.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 124, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.3%, 74.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.17, 13.77, 48.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.17, 50.82, 74.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.72% 0.0343 0.1086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.72% 0.114 72.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0627, 24.0798, 5.8595) |
| Luminance | 0.2408 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.99
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.05
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.77
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.37
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.40
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27C2E #2E64B2
analogous
#B23A2E #B27C2E #A6B22E
triadic
#B27C2E #2EB27C #7C2EB2
tetradic
#B27C2E #2EB23A #2E64B2 #B22EA6
square
#B27C2E #2EB23A #2E64B2 #B22EA6
split-complementary
#B27C2E #2EA6B2 #3A2EB2
monochromatic
#513815 #815A21 #B27C2E #D19B4C #DDB67D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#B27C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.82
#B27C2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27C2E
5.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27C2E | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.82 | 5.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26E6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 124, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.114 72.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea16b',
500: '#b27c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27c2e; $custom-light: #cea16b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 124,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.455,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62719,
"c": 0.11386,
"h": 72.5
},
"luminance": 0.24078
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27C2E
secondary
#7697C6
accent
#86E246
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837E7A