#B27E38#B27E38
#B27E38 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.107 H 71.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27E38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 126, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 52%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.2%, 68.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.76, 13.19, 44.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.76, 46.82, 73.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.21% 0.034 0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.21% 0.107 71.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5365, 24.6744, 7.1056) |
| Luminance | 0.2467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.82
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.14
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.41
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.44
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.64
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27E38 #386CB2
analogous
#B24138 #B27E38 #A9B238
triadic
#B27E38 #38B27E #7E38B2
tetradic
#B27E38 #38B241 #386CB2 #B238A9
square
#B27E38 #38B241 #386CB2 #B238A9
split-complementary
#B27E38 #38A9B2 #4138B2
monochromatic
#553C1B #835D29 #B27E38 #CC9C5C #DAB88A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#B27E38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#B27E38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27E38
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27E38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27E38 | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.93 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#908130
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1716F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27e38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 126, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.107 71.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda372',
500: '#b27e38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27e38; $custom-light: #cda372; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27e38",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 126,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.426,
"s": 52.137,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63207,
"c": 0.10749,
"h": 71.6
},
"luminance": 0.24672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27E38
secondary
#819EC5
accent
#89DC4C
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF3ED
border
#D3CDC8
text
#140F08
muted
#837F7B