#B3603E#B3603E
#B3603E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.118 H 42.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3603E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 96, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 49%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 65%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.4%, 65.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.86, 30.59, 34.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.86, 45.76, 48.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.92% 0.087 0.0794) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.92% 0.118 42.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.6447, 18.2999, 6.8435) |
| Luminance | 0.1830 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.04
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.24
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.94
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.23
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.57
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3603E #3E91B3
analogous
#B33E56 #B3603E #B39B3E
triadic
#B3603E #3EB360 #603EB3
tetradic
#B3603E #56B33E #3E91B3 #9B3EB3
square
#B3603E #56B33E #3E91B3 #9B3EB3
split-complementary
#B3603E #3EB39B #3E56B3
monochromatic
#582F1F #86482E #B3603E #CA8265 #D9A792
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.51
#B3603E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.66
#B3603E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B3603E
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3603E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3603E | 1.00 | 4.51 | 4.66 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766B3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A7E3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C35058
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3603e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 96, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.118 42.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf8e74',
500: '#b3603e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3603e; $custom-light: #cf8e74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3603e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 96,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.436,
"s": 48.548,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57921,
"c": 0.11779,
"h": 42.4
},
"luminance": 0.18297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3603E
secondary
#88B3C5
accent
#B0D850
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAF0ED
border
#D3CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B