#B28E2C#B28E2C
#B28E2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.120 H 87.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B28E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 142, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.2%, 75.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.78, 3.68, 54.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.78, 54.42, 86.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.33% 0.0048 0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.33% 0.12 87.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4894, 28.9947, 6.4784) |
| Luminance | 0.2899 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 2.67
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 3.70
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.73
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 3.77
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.04
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B28E2C #2C50B2
analogous
#B24B2C #B28E2C #93B22C
triadic
#B28E2C #2CB28E #8E2CB2
tetradic
#B28E2C #2CB24B #2C50B2 #B22C93
square
#B28E2C #2CB24B #2C50B2 #B22C93
split-complementary
#B28E2C #2C93B2 #4B2CB2
monochromatic
#504014 #816720 #B28E2C #D2AD49 #DEC37A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#B28E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.80
#B28E2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B28E2C
6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B28E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B28E2C | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.80 | 6.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8D1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89731
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1817B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b28e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 142, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.120 87.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdae6c',
500: '#b28e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b28e2c; $custom-light: #cdae6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b28e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 142,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.881,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66327,
"c": 0.11971,
"h": 87.7
},
"luminance": 0.28993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B28E2C
secondary
#738AC6
accent
#6FE444
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#141007
muted
#837F7A