#B36A26#B36A26
#B36A26 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.123 H 59.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36A26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 106, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 65%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 79%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 78.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.88, 23.88, 48.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.88, 53.82, 63.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.4% 0.0629 0.1052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.4% 0.123 59.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0964, 20.0343, 4.4314) |
| Luminance | 0.2003 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.03
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.40
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.56
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.57
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.63
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 3.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36A26 #266FB3
analogous
#B32629 #B36A26 #B3B026
triadic
#B36A26 #26B36A #6A26B3
tetradic
#B36A26 #29B326 #266FB3 #B026B3
square
#B36A26 #29B326 #266FB3 #B026B3
split-complementary
#B36A26 #26B3B0 #2629B3
monochromatic
#4E2E11 #814C1B #B36A26 #D68840 #E1A872
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#B36A26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.01
#B36A26 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36A26
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36A26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36A26 | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.01 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80721C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918226
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45A5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36a26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 106, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.123 59.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d09565',
500: '#b36a26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36a26; $custom-light: #d09565; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36a26",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 106,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.936,
"s": 64.977,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59396,
"c": 0.1226,
"h": 59.1
},
"luminance": 0.20032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36A26
secondary
#6D9CC8
accent
#97E840
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF1EB
border
#D4CBC6
text
#150D06
muted
#837E7A