#B2842E#B2842E
#B2842E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.115 H 79.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2842E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 132, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.8%, 74.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.20, 9.31, 50.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.20, 51.79, 79.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.3% 0.0213 0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.3% 0.115 79.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1063, 26.1668, 6.2073) |
| Luminance | 0.2616 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.51
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.78
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.21
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.26
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.72
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2842E #2E5CB2
analogous
#B2422E #B2842E #9EB22E
triadic
#B2842E #2EB284 #842EB2
tetradic
#B2842E #2EB242 #2E5CB2 #B22E9E
square
#B2842E #2EB242 #2E5CB2 #B22E9E
split-complementary
#B2842E #2E9EB2 #422EB2
monochromatic
#513C15 #816021 #B2842E #D1A34C #DDBC7D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#B2842E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#B2842E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B2842E
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2842E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2842E | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.23 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#968522
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19131
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C17773
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2842e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 132, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.115 79.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda76c',
500: '#b2842e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2842e; $custom-light: #cda76c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2842e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 132,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.091,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64304,
"c": 0.11488,
"h": 79.3
},
"luminance": 0.26165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2842E
secondary
#7692C6
accent
#7CE246
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A