#B36B18#B36B18
#B36B18 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.128 H 62.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36B18 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 107, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 76%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 87%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.2%, 86.6%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.03, 22.88, 53.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.03, 58.41, 66.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.49% 0.0583 0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.49% 0.128 62.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0151, 20.1676, 3.4920) |
| Luminance | 0.2016 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 1.86
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 2.39
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.59
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 3.71
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 3.81
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36B18 #1860B3
analogous
#B31D18 #B36B18 #AEB318
triadic
#B36B18 #18B36B #6B18B3
tetradic
#B36B18 #18B31D #1860B3 #B318AE
square
#B36B18 #18B31D #1860B3 #B318AE
split-complementary
#B36B18 #18AEB3 #1D18B3
monochromatic
#472A0A #7D4B11 #B36B18 #E28B26 #E9A85C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.17
#B36B18 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.03
#B36B18 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36B18
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36B18 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36B18 | 1.00 | 4.17 | 5.03 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827203
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938319
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45A5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36b18; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 107, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.128 62.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0955e',
500: '#b36b18',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36b18; $custom-light: #d0955e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36b18",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 107,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.129,
"s": 76.355,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59485,
"c": 0.12757,
"h": 62.8
},
"luminance": 0.20165
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36B18
secondary
#5A8FCD
accent
#8DF335
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FBF1EA
border
#D4CBC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E79