#B36D4E#B36D4E
#B36D4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.100 H 44.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 109, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 56.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.03, 24.67, 28.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.03, 38.06, 49.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.43% 0.0715 0.0698) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.43% 0.1 44.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4359, 21.0734, 9.9342) |
| Luminance | 0.2107 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.35
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.46
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.79
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.11
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.48
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36D4E #4E94B3
analogous
#B34E61 #B36D4E #B3A04E
triadic
#B36D4E #4EB36D #6D4EB3
tetradic
#B36D4E #61B34E #4E94B3 #A04EB3
square
#B36D4E #61B34E #4E94B3 #A04EB3
split-complementary
#B36D4E #4EB3A0 #4E61B3
monochromatic
#5E3928 #89533B #B36D4E #C59079 #D8B4A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#B36D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#B36D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36D4E
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36D4E | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F754B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90854D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26065
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 109, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.100 44.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd9780',
500: '#b36d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36d4e; $custom-light: #cd9780; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 109,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.416,
"s": 39.921,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60432,
"c": 0.09996,
"h": 44.3
},
"luminance": 0.21071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36D4E
secondary
#98B7C5
accent
#ABD058
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C