#B27E2E#B27E2E
#B27E2E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.114 H 74.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 126, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.2%, 74.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.67, 12.65, 49.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.67, 51.02, 75.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.11% 0.031 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.11% 0.114 74.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3159, 24.5861, 5.9438) |
| Luminance | 0.2458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.73
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.85
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.87
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.07
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.07
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27E2E #2E62B2
analogous
#B23C2E #B27E2E #A4B22E
triadic
#B27E2E #2EB27E #7E2EB2
tetradic
#B27E2E #2EB23C #2E62B2 #B22EA4
square
#B27E2E #2EB23C #2E62B2 #B22EA4
split-complementary
#B27E2E #2EA4B2 #3C2EB2
monochromatic
#513915 #815C21 #B27E2E #D19D4C #DDB77D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#B27E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.92
#B27E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27E2E
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27E2E | 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)
#918123
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2706E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 126, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.114 74.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea36c',
500: '#b27e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27e2e; $custom-light: #cea36c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 126,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.364,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63111,
"c": 0.11396,
"h": 74.2
},
"luminance": 0.24584
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27E2E
secondary
#7695C6
accent
#83E246
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EC
border
#D3CDC7
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A