#B36A4E#B36A4E
#B36A4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.102 H 41.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36A4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 106, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.8%, 56.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.34, 26.33, 28.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.34, 38.51, 46.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.9% 0.0766 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.102 41.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1213, 20.4442, 9.8294) |
| Luminance | 0.2044 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.09
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.00
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.63
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.14
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.29
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36A4E #4E97B3
analogous
#B34E64 #B36A4E #B39D4E
triadic
#B36A4E #4EB36A #6A4EB3
tetradic
#B36A4E #64B34E #4E97B3 #9D4EB3
square
#B36A4E #64B34E #4E97B3 #9D4EB3
split-complementary
#B36A4E #4EB39D #4E64B3
monochromatic
#5E3728 #89503B #B36A4E #C58E79 #D8B2A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.13
#B36A4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.09
#B36A4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36A4E
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36A4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36A4E | 1.00 | 4.13 | 5.09 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D734C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E834D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C25D63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36a4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 106, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.102 41.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9580',
500: '#b36a4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36a4e; $custom-light: #ce9580; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36a4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 106,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.634,
"s": 39.921,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59898,
"c": 0.10229,
"h": 41.6
},
"luminance": 0.20442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36A4E
secondary
#98B8C5
accent
#AFD058
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C