#B36738#B36738

#B36738 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.115 H 50.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B36738
RGB	rgb(179, 103, 56)
HSL	hsl(23, 52%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(23, 69%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.5%, 68.7%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.35, 26.41, 38.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.35, 47.09, 55.88°)
OKLab	oklab(59.04% 0.0733 0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(59.04% 0.115 50.6)
XYZ	xyz(24.1564, 19.5723, 6.2463)
Luminance	0.1957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B36738 #3884B3

analogous

#B33846 #B36738 #B3A438

triadic

#B36738 #38B367 #6738B3

tetradic

#B36738 #46B338 #3884B3 #A438B3

square

#B36738 #46B338 #3884B3 #A438B3

split-complementary

#B36738 #38B3A4 #3846B3

monochromatic

#56311B #844C29 #B36738 #CC875C #DBA98B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.27

#B36738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.91

#B36738 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B36738

4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B36738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B36738	1.00	4.27	4.91	4.91
#FFFFFF	4.27	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.91	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C7033

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8F8137

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C3585C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b36738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 103, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.115 50.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cf9370',
    500: '#b36738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b36738;
$custom-light: #cf9370;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b36738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 103,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.927,
    "s": 52.34,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59043,
    "c": 0.11548,
    "h": 50.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B36738

secondary

#82ABC5

accent

#A5DC4C

background

#FDF9F6

surface

#FAF1EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#150D07

muted

#837E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B36738

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

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