#B36639#B36639

#B36639 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.116 H 49.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B36639
RGB	rgb(179, 102, 57)
HSL	hsl(22, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(22, 68%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43%, 68.2%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.13, 27.02, 38.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.13, 46.80, 54.74°)
OKLab	oklab(58.88% 0.0753 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(58.88% 0.116 49.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.0823, 19.3844, 6.3434)
Luminance	0.1938 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B36639 #3986B3

analogous

#B33949 #B36639 #B3A339

triadic

#B36639 #39B366 #6639B3

tetradic

#B36639 #49B339 #3986B3 #A339B3

square

#B36639 #49B339 #3986B3 #A339B3

split-complementary

#B36639 #39B3A3 #3949B3

monochromatic

#56311B #854C2A #B36639 #CC865E #DAA98C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#B36639 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#B36639 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B36639

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B36639	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B36639	1.00	4.31	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C6F34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8E8038

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3575C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b36639;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 102, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.116 49.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf9271',
    500: '#b36639',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b36639;
$custom-light: #cf9271;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b36639",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 102,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.131,
    "s": 51.695,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58881,
    "c": 0.11562,
    "h": 49.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B36639

secondary

#83ADC5

accent

#A7DB4D

background

#FDF9F6

surface

#FAF1EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#150D08

muted

#837E7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B36639

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

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