#B34E22#B34E22
#B34E22 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.143 H 41.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34E22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 78, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 81%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 81%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.84, 38.60, 44.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.84, 58.73, 48.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.76% 0.1066 0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.76% 0.143 41.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6058, 15.1509, 3.2997) |
| Luminance | 0.1515 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.10
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 3.73
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 3.79
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.33
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.93
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34E22 #2287B3
analogous
#B3223F #B34E22 #B39722
triadic
#B34E22 #22B34E #4E22B3
tetradic
#B34E22 #3FB322 #2287B3 #9722B3
square
#B34E22 #3FB322 #2287B3 #9722B3
split-complementary
#B34E22 #22B397 #223FB3
monochromatic
#4C210E #803818 #B34E22 #D96A39 #E3906C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.21
#B34E22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#B34E22 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34E22
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34E22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34E22 | 1.00 | 5.21 | 4.03 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5E1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83751F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53745
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34e22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 78, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.143 41.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18261',
500: '#b34e22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34e22; $custom-light: #d18261; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34e22",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 78,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.207,
"s": 68.075,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54762,
"c": 0.14311,
"h": 41.9
},
"luminance": 0.15148
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34E22
secondary
#68ACC9
accent
#B6EB3D
background
#FDF8F5
surface
#FBEFEA
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B05
muted
#837C79