#B36A47#B36A47
#B36A47 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.106 H 45.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36A47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 106, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 43%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 60%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 60.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.23, 25.77, 31.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.23, 41.01, 51.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.78% 0.0738 0.0758) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.78% 0.106 45.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8836, 20.3491, 8.5773) |
| Luminance | 0.2035 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.28
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.22
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.81
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.92
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.14
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36A47 #4790B3
analogous
#B3475A #B36A47 #B3A047
triadic
#B36A47 #47B36A #6A47B3
tetradic
#B36A47 #5AB347 #4790B3 #A047B3
square
#B36A47 #5AB347 #4790B3 #A047B3
split-complementary
#B36A47 #47B3A0 #475AB3
monochromatic
#5B3624 #875036 #B36A47 #C78C71 #D8B09C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#B36A47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#B36A47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36A47
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36A47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36A47 | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.07 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7344
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8346
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C35C62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36a47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 106, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.106 45.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce957b',
500: '#b36a47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36a47; $custom-light: #ce957b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36a47",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 106,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.444,
"s": 43.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59782,
"c": 0.10576,
"h": 45.7
},
"luminance": 0.20347
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36A47
secondary
#91B4C4
accent
#AAD355
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D09
muted
#837E7B