#B28927#B28927
#B28927 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.120 H 84.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B28927 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 137, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 78.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.44, 6.23, 54.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.44, 55.29, 83.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.26% 0.0115 0.1199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.26% 0.12 84.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6738, 27.5048, 5.7705) |
| Luminance | 0.2750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.80
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.36
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.91
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.08
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.40
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B28927 #2750B2
analogous
#B24327 #B28927 #96B227
triadic
#B28927 #27B289 #8927B2
tetradic
#B28927 #27B243 #2750B2 #B22796
square
#B28927 #27B243 #2750B2 #B22796
split-complementary
#B28927 #2796B2 #4327B2
monochromatic
#4E3C11 #80621C #B28927 #D5AA41 #E0C073
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#B28927 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#B28927 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B28927
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B28927 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B28927 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B8915
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5932C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C17C76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b28927; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 137, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.120 84.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceab69',
500: '#b28927',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b28927; $custom-light: #ceab69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b28927",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 137,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.302,
"s": 64.055,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65264,
"c": 0.12047,
"h": 84.5
},
"luminance": 0.27503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B28927
secondary
#6D88C8
accent
#72E741
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#141007
muted
#837F7A