#B35937#B35937

#B35937 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.127 H 40.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B35937
RGB	rgb(179, 89, 55)
HSL	hsl(16, 53%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(16, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 69.3%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.27, 33.90, 36.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.27, 49.46, 46.74°)
OKLab	oklab(56.68% 0.0959 0.0826)
OKLCH	oklch(56.68% 0.127 40.7)
XYZ	xyz(22.8544, 17.0070, 5.6928)
Luminance	0.1700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B35937 #3791B3

analogous

#B33753 #B35937 #B39737

triadic

#B35937 #37B359 #5937B3

tetradic

#B35937 #53B337 #3791B3 #9737B3

square

#B35937 #53B337 #3791B3 #9737B3

split-complementary

#B35937 #37B397 #3753B3

monochromatic

#552A1A #844229 #B35937 #CD7A5B #DBA08A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#B35937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#B35937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B35937

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B35937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B35937	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#716633

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C44751

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b35937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 89, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.127 40.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d08a6f',
    500: '#b35937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b35937;
$custom-light: #d08a6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b35937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.452,
    "s": 52.991,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56678,
    "c": 0.1266,
    "h": 40.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B35937

secondary

#81B2C5

accent

#B5DC4B

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBF0EC

border

#D4CBC7

text

#150C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B35937

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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