#B36C4E#B36C4E
#B36C4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.101 H 43.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 108, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.7%, 56.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.80, 25.22, 28.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.80, 38.20, 48.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.25% 0.0732 0.0692) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.25% 0.101 43.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3298, 20.8613, 9.8989) |
| Luminance | 0.2086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.89
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.56
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.85
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.90
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.38
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36C4E #4E95B3
analogous
#B34E62 #B36C4E #B39F4E
triadic
#B36C4E #4EB36C #6C4EB3
tetradic
#B36C4E #62B34E #4E95B3 #9F4EB3
square
#B36C4E #62B34E #4E95B3 #9F4EB3
split-complementary
#B36C4E #4EB39F #4E62B3
monochromatic
#5E3828 #89523B #B36C4E #C59079 #D8B3A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#B36C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#B36C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36C4E
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36C4E | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F754B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90844D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C25F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 108, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.101 43.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd9780',
500: '#b36c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36c4e; $custom-light: #cd9780; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 108,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.822,
"s": 39.921,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60253,
"c": 0.10071,
"h": 43.4
},
"luminance": 0.20859
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36C4E
secondary
#98B8C5
accent
#ACD058
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C