#B28C2C#B28C2C
#B28C2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.119 H 86.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B28C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 140, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.3%, 75.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.25, 4.79, 53.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.25, 54.00, 84.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.91% 0.0079 0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.91% 0.119 86.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1945, 28.4049, 6.3801) |
| Luminance | 0.2840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.01
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.79
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.07
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.07
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.47
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B28C2C #2C52B2
analogous
#B2492C #B28C2C #95B22C
triadic
#B28C2C #2CB28C #8C2CB2
tetradic
#B28C2C #2CB249 #2C52B2 #B22C95
square
#B28C2C #2CB249 #2C52B2 #B22C95
split-complementary
#B28C2C #2C95B2 #492CB2
monochromatic
#503F14 #816520 #B28C2C #D2AB49 #DEC27A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#B28C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.68
#B28C2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B28C2C
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B28C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B28C2C | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.68 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8B1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69531
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C17F79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b28c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 140, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.119 86.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdad6c',
500: '#b28c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b28c2c; $custom-light: #cdad6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b28c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 140,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.985,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65914,
"c": 0.1188,
"h": 86.2
},
"luminance": 0.28403
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B28C2C
secondary
#738BC6
accent
#71E444
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#141007
muted
#837F7A