#B36D4F#B36D4F
#B36D4F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.099 H 43.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36D4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 109, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 55.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.05, 24.75, 28.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.05, 37.70, 48.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.45% 0.0719 0.0687) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.45% 0.099 43.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4720, 21.0879, 10.1245) |
| Luminance | 0.2109 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.08
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.60
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.80
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.83
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.50
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36D4F #4F95B3
analogous
#B34F63 #B36D4F #B39F4F
triadic
#B36D4F #4FB36D #6D4FB3
tetradic
#B36D4F #63B34F #4F95B3 #9F4FB3
square
#B36D4F #63B34F #4F95B3 #9F4FB3
split-complementary
#B36D4F #4FB39F #4F63B3
monochromatic
#5F3929 #89533B #B36D4F #C5907A #D8B4A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#B36D4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#B36D4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36D4F
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36D4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36D4F | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F764C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90854E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26166
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36d4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 109, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.099 43.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd9781',
500: '#b36d4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36d4f; $custom-light: #cd9781; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36d4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 109,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18,
"s": 39.683,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60449,
"c": 0.09945,
"h": 43.7
},
"luminance": 0.21085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36D4F
secondary
#99B8C5
accent
#ACD058
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C