#B36C18#B36C18
#B36C18 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.127 H 63.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36C18 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 108, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 76%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 87%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 86.6%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.26, 22.33, 53.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.26, 58.38, 67.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.67% 0.0566 0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.67% 0.127 63.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1200, 20.3773, 3.5270) |
| Luminance | 0.2037 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 1.99
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 2.71
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.20
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.88
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.11
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36C18 #185FB3
analogous
#B31E18 #B36C18 #ADB318
triadic
#B36C18 #18B36C #6C18B3
tetradic
#B36C18 #18B31E #185FB3 #B318AD
square
#B36C18 #18B31E #185FB3 #B318AD
split-complementary
#B36C18 #18ADB3 #1E18B3
monochromatic
#472B0A #7D4B11 #B36C18 #E28C26 #E9A95C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.14
#B36C18 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.07
#B36C18 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36C18
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36C18 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36C18 | 1.00 | 4.14 | 5.07 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827302
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938319
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45B5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36c18; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 108, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.127 63.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0965e',
500: '#b36c18',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36c18; $custom-light: #d0965e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36c18",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 108,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.516,
"s": 76.355,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59667,
"c": 0.12723,
"h": 63.6
},
"luminance": 0.20375
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36C18
secondary
#5A8FCD
accent
#8CF335
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FBF2EA
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E79