#B36D1B#B36D1B
#B36D1B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.126 H 63.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36D1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 109, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 74%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 85%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 84.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.51, 21.85, 53.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.51, 57.45, 67.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.87% 0.0556 0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.87% 0.126 63.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2590, 20.6026, 3.7358) |
| Luminance | 0.2060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.26
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.06
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.15
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.61
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.81
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 4.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36D1B #1B61B3
analogous
#B3211B #B36D1B #ADB31B
triadic
#B36D1B #1BB36D #6D1BB3
tetradic
#B36D1B #1BB321 #1B61B3 #B31BAD
square
#B36D1B #1BB321 #1B61B3 #B31BAD
split-complementary
#B36D1B #1BADB3 #211BB3
monochromatic
#492C0B #7E4D13 #B36D1B #DF8D2C #E7A961
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#B36D1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#B36D1B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36D1B
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36D1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36D1B | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837308
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94841C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45D5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36d1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 109, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.126 63.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d09760',
500: '#b36d1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36d1b; $custom-light: #d09760; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36d1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 109,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.368,
"s": 73.786,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59866,
"c": 0.12588,
"h": 63.8
},
"luminance": 0.206
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36D1B
secondary
#5E91CC
accent
#8DF037
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FBF2EA
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E79