#B36640#B36640
#B36640 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.112 H 46.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36640 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 102, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 47%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 64%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43%, 64.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.22, 27.46, 34.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.22, 44.13, 51.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.97% 0.0778 0.0808) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.97% 0.112 46.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2691, 19.4591, 7.3274) |
| Luminance | 0.1946 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.97
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.13
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.41
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.82
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.22
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36640 #408DB3
analogous
#B34054 #B36640 #B39F40
triadic
#B36640 #40B366 #6640B3
tetradic
#B36640 #54B340 #408DB3 #9F40B3
square
#B36640 #54B340 #408DB3 #9F40B3
split-complementary
#B36640 #40B39F #4054B3
monochromatic
#593320 #864C30 #B36640 #C98867 #D9AB94
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#B36640 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.89
#B36640 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36640
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36640 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36640 | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7B703C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D813F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3575D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36640; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 102, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.112 46.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9276',
500: '#b36640',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36640; $custom-light: #ce9276; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36640",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 102,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.826,
"s": 47.325,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58974,
"c": 0.11217,
"h": 46.1
},
"luminance": 0.19457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36640
secondary
#8AB1C4
accent
#ABD751
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF1ED
border
#D3CBC8
text
#140D08
muted
#837E7B