#B36B1E#B36B1E
#B36B1E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.125 H 61.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36B1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 107, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 71%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 83%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.2%, 83.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.06, 23.05, 51.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.06, 56.56, 65.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.52% 0.0594 0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.52% 0.125 61.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0846, 20.1954, 3.8578) |
| Luminance | 0.2019 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.31
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 2.68
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.33
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 3.66
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 3.68
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 3.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36B1E #1E66B3
analogous
#B3211E #B36B1E #B0B31E
triadic
#B36B1E #1EB36B #6B1EB3
tetradic
#B36B1E #1EB321 #1E66B3 #B31EB0
square
#B36B1E #1EB321 #1E66B3 #B31EB0
split-complementary
#B36B1E #1EB0B3 #211EB3
monochromatic
#4A2C0C #7F4C15 #B36B1E #DD8A32 #E5A866
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.17
#B36B1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.04
#B36B1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36B1E
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36B1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36B1E | 1.00 | 4.17 | 5.04 | 5.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81720F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92831F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45A5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36b1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 107, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.125 61.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d09561',
500: '#b36b1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36b1e; $custom-light: #d09561; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36b1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 107,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.007,
"s": 71.292,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59519,
"c": 0.12548,
"h": 61.7
},
"luminance": 0.20193
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36B1E
secondary
#6295CB
accent
#91EE3A
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF1EB
border
#D4CBC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E7A