#B2872A#B2872A
#B2872A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.118 H 82.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2872A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 135, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.2%, 76.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.94, 7.46, 53.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.94, 53.83, 82.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.88% 0.0154 0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.88% 0.118 82.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4438, 26.9621, 5.9488) |
| Luminance | 0.2696 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.75
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.57
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.43
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.81
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.01
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2872A #2A55B2
analogous
#B2432A #B2872A #99B22A
triadic
#B2872A #2AB287 #872AB2
tetradic
#B2872A #2AB243 #2A55B2 #B22A99
square
#B2872A #2AB243 #2A55B2 #B22A99
split-complementary
#B2872A #2A99B2 #432AB2
monochromatic
#4F3C13 #80611E #B2872A #D3A746 #DFBE77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#B2872A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.39
#B2872A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B2872A
6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2872A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2872A | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.39 | 6.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99871B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3922E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C17A75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2872a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 135, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.118 82.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda96a',
500: '#b2872a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2872a; $custom-light: #cda96a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2872a",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 135,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.029,
"s": 61.818,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64878,
"c": 0.1181,
"h": 82.5
},
"luminance": 0.2696
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2872A
secondary
#718CC7
accent
#76E543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A