#B28B2C#B28B2C
#B28B2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.118 H 85.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B28B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 139, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 75.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.99, 5.34, 53.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.99, 53.80, 84.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.71% 0.0095 0.118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.71% 0.118 85.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0491, 28.1140, 6.3316) |
| Luminance | 0.2811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.26
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.51
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.16
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.30
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.67
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B28B2C #2C53B2
analogous
#B2482C #B28B2C #96B22C
triadic
#B28B2C #2CB28B #8B2CB2
tetradic
#B28B2C #2CB248 #2C53B2 #B22C96
square
#B28B2C #2CB248 #2C53B2 #B22C96
split-complementary
#B28B2C #2C96B2 #482CB2
monochromatic
#503E14 #816520 #B28B2C #D2AA49 #DEC17A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#B28B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.62
#B28B2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B28B2C
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B28B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B28B2C | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.62 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8B1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69531
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C17E78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b28b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 139, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.118 85.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdac6c',
500: '#b28b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b28b2c; $custom-light: #cdac6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b28b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 139,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.537,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65709,
"c": 0.11837,
"h": 85.4
},
"luminance": 0.28112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B28B2C
secondary
#738CC6
accent
#73E444
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#141007
muted
#837F7A