#B36C44#B36C44
#B36C44 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.106 H 49.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36C44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 108, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 45%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 62%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 62%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.65, 24.44, 34.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.65, 41.93, 54.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.09% 0.0693 0.0802) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.09% 0.106 49.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9982, 20.7286, 8.1522) |
| Luminance | 0.2073 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.02
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.24
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.43
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.90
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.36
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36C44 #448BB3
analogous
#B34453 #B36C44 #B3A344
triadic
#B36C44 #44B36C #6C44B3
tetradic
#B36C44 #53B344 #448BB3 #A344B3
square
#B36C44 #53B344 #448BB3 #A344B3
split-complementary
#B36C44 #44B3A3 #4453B3
monochromatic
#5A3622 #875133 #B36C44 #C78D6D #D8B099
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.08
#B36C44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#B36C44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36C44
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36C44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36C44 | 1.00 | 4.08 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807440
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918444
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C35E62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36c44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 108, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.106 49.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9679',
500: '#b36c44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36c44; $custom-light: #ce9679; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36c44",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 108,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.622,
"s": 44.939,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60093,
"c": 0.10601,
"h": 49.2
},
"luminance": 0.20726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36C44
secondary
#8EB1C4
accent
#A6D553
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2ED
border
#D3CCC8
text
#140D09
muted
#837E7B