#B27E2D#B27E2D
#B27E2D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.115 H 74.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 126, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.2%, 74.7%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.66, 12.60, 49.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.66, 51.42, 75.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.1% 0.0307 0.1104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.1% 0.115 74.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2965, 24.5783, 5.8412) |
| Luminance | 0.2458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.58
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.92
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.92
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.93
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.99
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27E2D #2D61B2
analogous
#B23B2D #B27E2D #A3B22D
triadic
#B27E2D #2DB27E #7E2DB2
tetradic
#B27E2D #2DB23B #2D61B2 #B22DA3
square
#B27E2D #2DB23B #2D61B2 #B22DA3
split-complementary
#B27E2D #2DA3B2 #3B2DB2
monochromatic
#503914 #815B21 #B27E2D #D19D4B #DEB77C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#B27E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.92
#B27E2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27E2D
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27E2D | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.92 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918022
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 126, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.115 74.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea36b',
500: '#b27e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27e2d; $custom-light: #cea36b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 126,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.541,
"s": 59.641,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63103,
"c": 0.11455,
"h": 74.4
},
"luminance": 0.24576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27E2D
secondary
#7595C6
accent
#83E345
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A