#B36B2E#B36B2E
#B36B2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.118 H 57.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 107, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.2%, 74.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.17, 23.68, 44.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.17, 50.75, 62.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.65% 0.0635 0.0999) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.65% 0.118 57.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3433, 20.2989, 5.2203) |
| Luminance | 0.2030 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.55
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.87
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.00
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 4.64
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 4.80
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36B2E #2E76B3
analogous
#B32E34 #B36B2E #B3AE2E
triadic
#B36B2E #2EB36B #6B2EB3
tetradic
#B36B2E #34B32E #2E76B3 #AE2EB3
square
#B36B2E #34B32E #2E76B3 #AE2EB3
split-complementary
#B36B2E #2EB3AE #2E34B3
monochromatic
#523115 #824E21 #B36B2E #D18A4D #DEAA7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.15
#B36B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.06
#B36B2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36B2E
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36B2E | 1.00 | 4.15 | 5.06 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817327
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92832E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45B5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 107, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.118 57.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf966a',
500: '#b36b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36b2e; $custom-light: #cf966a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 107,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.519,
"s": 59.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59646,
"c": 0.11839,
"h": 57.6
},
"luminance": 0.20296
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36B2E
secondary
#76A2C6
accent
#9AE246
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150D07
muted
#837E7A