#B27E31#B27E31
#B27E31 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.112 H 73.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27E31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 126, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 72%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.2%, 72.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.69, 12.80, 48.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.69, 49.79, 75.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.14% 0.0319 0.1075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.14% 0.112 73.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3771, 24.6106, 6.2662) |
| Luminance | 0.2461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.18
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.53
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.67
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.28
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.29
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27E31 #3165B2
analogous
#B23E31 #B27E31 #A6B231
triadic
#B27E31 #31B27E #7E31B2
tetradic
#B27E31 #31B23E #3165B2 #B231A6
square
#B27E31 #31B23E #3165B2 #B231A6
split-complementary
#B27E31 #31A6B2 #3E31B2
monochromatic
#523A17 #825C24 #B27E31 #CF9C51 #DCB881
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#B27E31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.92
#B27E31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27E31
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27E31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27E31 | 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)
#918127
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2716E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27e31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 126, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.112 73.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda36d',
500: '#b27e31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27e31; $custom-light: #cda36d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27e31",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 126,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.814,
"s": 56.828,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63138,
"c": 0.11211,
"h": 73.5
},
"luminance": 0.24608
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27E31
secondary
#7998C5
accent
#85E048
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EC
border
#D3CDC7
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A