#B28B4E#B28B4E
#B28B4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.092 H 77.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B28B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 139, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 56.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.32, 7.51, 37.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.32, 38.68, 78.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.07% 0.0203 0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.07% 0.092 77.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9693, 28.4821, 11.1780) |
| Luminance | 0.2848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 1.04
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 3.88
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.43
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.95
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B28B4E #4E75B2
analogous
#B2594E #B28B4E #A7B24E
triadic
#B28B4E #4EB28B #8B4EB2
tetradic
#B28B4E #4EB259 #4E75B2 #B24EA7
square
#B28B4E #4EB259 #4E75B2 #B24EA7
split-complementary
#B28B4E #4EA7B2 #594EB2
monochromatic
#5D4929 #886A3B #B28B4E #C5A779 #D7C3A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#B28B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#B28B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B28B4E
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B28B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B28B4E | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.70 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A8C49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A39550
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C0807D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b28b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 139, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.092 77.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ccac81',
500: '#b28b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b28b4e; $custom-light: #ccac81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b28b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 139,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.6,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66074,
"c": 0.09208,
"h": 77.3
},
"luminance": 0.2848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B28B4E
secondary
#98A9C4
accent
#87CF59
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F9F4EE
border
#D2CEC9
text
#14100A
muted
#827F7C