#B27E2C#B27E2C
#B27E2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.115 H 74.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 126, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.2%, 75.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.65, 12.56, 50.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.65, 51.82, 75.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.09% 0.0305 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.09% 0.115 74.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2774, 24.5707, 5.7410) |
| Luminance | 0.2457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.44
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.77
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.80
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.99
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.11
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27E2C #2C60B2
analogous
#B23B2C #B27E2C #A3B22C
triadic
#B27E2C #2CB27E #7E2CB2
tetradic
#B27E2C #2CB23B #2C60B2 #B22CA3
square
#B27E2C #2CB23B #2C60B2 #B22CA3
split-complementary
#B27E2C #2CA3B2 #3B2CB2
monochromatic
#503914 #815B20 #B27E2C #D29D49 #DEB77A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#B27E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.91
#B27E2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27E2C
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27E2C | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.91 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918020
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 126, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.115 74.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea36a',
500: '#b27e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27e2c; $custom-light: #cea36a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 126,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.716,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63094,
"c": 0.11514,
"h": 74.7
},
"luminance": 0.24569
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27E2C
secondary
#7394C6
accent
#82E444
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A