#B36D22#B36D22
#B36D22 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.123 H 62.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36D22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 109, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 68%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 81%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 81%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.55, 22.07, 50.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.55, 55.15, 66.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.91% 0.0571 0.1092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.91% 0.123 62.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3499, 20.6390, 4.2144) |
| Luminance | 0.2064 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.70
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.83
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.31
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.58
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.10
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36D22 #2268B3
analogous
#B32422 #B36D22 #B1B322
triadic
#B36D22 #22B36D #6D22B3
tetradic
#B36D22 #22B324 #2268B3 #B322B1
square
#B36D22 #22B324 #2268B3 #B322B1
split-complementary
#B36D22 #22B1B3 #2422B3
monochromatic
#4C2E0E #804E18 #B36D22 #D98C39 #E3AA6C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#B36D22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.13
#B36D22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36D22
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36D22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36D22 | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837415
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938423
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45D5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36d22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 109, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.123 62.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d09763',
500: '#b36d22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36d22; $custom-light: #d09763; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36d22",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 109,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.034,
"s": 68.075,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5991,
"c": 0.12317,
"h": 62.4
},
"luminance": 0.20636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36D22
secondary
#6897C9
accent
#91EB3D
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D06
muted
#837E7A