#B36D3B#B36D3B
#B36D3B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.110 H 54.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36D3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 109, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 67%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.77, 23.28, 39.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.77, 45.45, 59.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.15% 0.0644 0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.15% 0.11 54.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8504, 20.8392, 6.8505) |
| Luminance | 0.2084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 1.79
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.78
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.95
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.92
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.45
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36D3B #3B81B3
analogous
#B33B45 #B36D3B #B3A93B
triadic
#B36D3B #3BB36D #6D3BB3
tetradic
#B36D3B #45B33B #3B81B3 #A93BB3
square
#B36D3B #45B33B #3B81B3 #A93BB3
split-complementary
#B36D3B #3BB3A9 #3B45B3
monochromatic
#57351D #85512C #B36D3B #CB8D60 #DAAE8E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#B36D3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#B36D3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36D3B
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36D3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36D3B | 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)
#817436
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92843B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C35F62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36d3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 109, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.110 54.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9773',
500: '#b36d3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36d3b; $custom-light: #ce9773; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36d3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 109,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25,
"s": 50.42,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60151,
"c": 0.11049,
"h": 54.4
},
"luminance": 0.20837
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36D3B
secondary
#85AAC5
accent
#A0DA4E
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2ED
border
#D3CCC8
text
#140D08
muted
#837E7B