#B36B47#B36B47
#B36B47 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.105 H 46.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36B47 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 107, 71) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 43%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 60%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.2%, 60.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.46, 25.22, 32.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.46, 40.89, 51.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.96% 0.0721 0.0764) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.96% 0.105 46.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9872, 20.5565, 8.6119) |
| Luminance | 0.2055 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.34
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.60
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.72
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.94
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.30
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36B47 #478FB3
analogous
#B34759 #B36B47 #B3A147
triadic
#B36B47 #47B36B #6B47B3
tetradic
#B36B47 #59B347 #478FB3 #A147B3
square
#B36B47 #59B347 #478FB3 #A147B3
split-complementary
#B36B47 #47B3A1 #4759B3
monochromatic
#5B3724 #875136 #B36B47 #C78D71 #D8B09C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#B36B47 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#B36B47 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36B47
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36B47 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36B47 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7444
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908346
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C35E62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36b47; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 107, 71); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.105 46.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce967b',
500: '#b36b47',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36b47; $custom-light: #ce967b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36b47",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 107,
"b": 71
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 43.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5996,
"c": 0.10506,
"h": 46.6
},
"luminance": 0.20554
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36B47
secondary
#91B3C4
accent
#A9D355
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D09
muted
#837E7B