#B36A1D#B36A1D
#B36A1D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.126 H 61.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36A1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 106, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 72%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 84%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 83.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.82, 23.57, 51.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.82, 56.93, 65.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.33% 0.0609 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.33% 0.126 61.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9683, 19.9830, 3.7570) |
| Luminance | 0.1998 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.30
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 2.46
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 3.33
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 3.43
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.51
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 3.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36A1D #1D66B3
analogous
#B31F1D #B36A1D #B1B31D
triadic
#B36A1D #1DB36A #6A1DB3
tetradic
#B36A1D #1DB31F #1D66B3 #B31DB1
square
#B36A1D #1DB31F #1D66B3 #B31DB1
split-complementary
#B36A1D #1DB1B3 #1F1DB3
monochromatic
#4A2C0C #7E4B14 #B36A1D #DD8930 #E6A764
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#B36A1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#B36A1D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36A1D
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36A1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36A1D | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81710E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92821E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4595B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36a1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 106, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.126 61.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d09560',
500: '#b36a1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36a1d; $custom-light: #d09560; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36a1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 106,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.8,
"s": 72.115,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59333,
"c": 0.12623,
"h": 61.2
},
"luminance": 0.1998
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36A1D
secondary
#6194CB
accent
#91EF39
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FBF1EA
border
#D4CBC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E79