#B36C2A#B36C2A
#B36C2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.120 H 59.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 108, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 76.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.37, 22.94, 46.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.37, 52.25, 63.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.79% 0.0607 0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.79% 0.12 59.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3729, 20.4785, 4.8592) |
| Luminance | 0.2048 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.40
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.08
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.83
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.86
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.08
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36C2A #2A71B3
analogous
#B32A2C #B36C2A #B3B02A
triadic
#B36C2A #2AB36C #6C2AB3
tetradic
#B36C2A #2CB32A #2A71B3 #B02AB3
square
#B36C2A #2CB32A #2A71B3 #B02AB3
split-complementary
#B36C2A #2AB3B0 #2A2CB3
monochromatic
#503013 #814E1E #B36C2A #D48B46 #DFAA78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#B36C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#B36C2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36C2A
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36C2A | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827321
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92832A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45C5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 108, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.120 59.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9668',
500: '#b36c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36c2a; $custom-light: #cf9668; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 108,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.905,
"s": 61.991,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5979,
"c": 0.11992,
"h": 59.6
},
"luminance": 0.20476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36C2A
secondary
#729EC7
accent
#97E543
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D06
muted
#837E7A