#B34E27#B34E27
#B34E27 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.142 H 40.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B34E27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 78, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.4%, 78.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.88, 38.78, 41.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.88, 57.07, 47.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.81% 0.108 0.0917) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.81% 0.142 40.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6832, 15.1818, 3.7076) |
| Luminance | 0.1518 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.53
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.32
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.67
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.91
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.48
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B34E27 #278CB3
analogous
#B32746 #B34E27 #B39427
triadic
#B34E27 #27B34E #4E27B3
tetradic
#B34E27 #46B327 #278CB3 #9427B3
square
#B34E27 #46B327 #278CB3 #9427B3
split-complementary
#B34E27 #27B394 #2746B3
monochromatic
#4E2211 #81381C #B34E27 #D66B41 #E19274
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.20
#B34E27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#B34E27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B34E27
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B34E27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B34E27 | 1.00 | 5.20 | 4.04 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5F22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837524
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C53746
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b34e27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 78, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.142 40.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18264',
500: '#b34e27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b34e27; $custom-light: #d18264; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b34e27",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 78,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.714,
"s": 64.22,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54807,
"c": 0.1417,
"h": 40.3
},
"luminance": 0.15179
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B34E27
secondary
#6EAFC8
accent
#B9E741
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B05
muted
#837C7A