#B27F38#B27F38
#B27F38 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.108 H 72.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B27F38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 127, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 52%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.7%, 68.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, 12.63, 45.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 46.92, 74.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.4% 0.0323 0.1026) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.108 72.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6650, 24.9314, 7.1485) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.09
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.27
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.35
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.55
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.55
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B27F38 #386BB2
analogous
#B24238 #B27F38 #A8B238
triadic
#B27F38 #38B27F #7F38B2
tetradic
#B27F38 #38B242 #386BB2 #B238A8
square
#B27F38 #38B242 #386BB2 #B238A8
split-complementary
#B27F38 #38A8B2 #4238B2
monochromatic
#553D1B #835E29 #B27F38 #CC9D5C #DAB98A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B27F38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#B27F38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B27F38
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B27F38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B27F38 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918230
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C17270
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b27f38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 127, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.108 72.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda472',
500: '#b27f38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b27f38; $custom-light: #cda472; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b27f38",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 127,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.918,
"s": 52.137,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63403,
"c": 0.10753,
"h": 72.5
},
"luminance": 0.24929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B27F38
secondary
#819DC5
accent
#88DC4C
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF3ED
border
#D3CDC8
text
#140F08
muted
#837F7B