#B36E1A#B36E1A
#B36E1A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.126 H 64.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36E1A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 110, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 75%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 85%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.5%, 85.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.74, 21.27, 53.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.74, 57.74, 68.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.04% 0.0537 0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.04% 0.126 64.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3549, 20.8127, 3.7117) |
| Luminance | 0.2081 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.49
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.67
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.41
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.70
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.81
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 4.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36E1A #1A5FB3
analogous
#B3211A #B36E1A #ABB31A
triadic
#B36E1A #1AB36E #6E1AB3
tetradic
#B36E1A #1AB321 #1A5FB3 #B31AAB
square
#B36E1A #1AB321 #1A5FB3 #B31AAB
split-complementary
#B36E1A #1AABB3 #211AB3
monochromatic
#482C0A #7E4D12 #B36E1A #E08E2A #E8AA60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#B36E1A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.16
#B36E1A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36E1A
5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36E1A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36E1A | 1.00 | 4.07 | 5.16 | 5.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847405
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94841C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45E5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36e1a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 110, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.126 64.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d09760',
500: '#b36e1a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36e1a; $custom-light: #d09760; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36e1a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 110,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.941,
"s": 74.634,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60044,
"c": 0.12593,
"h": 64.7
},
"luminance": 0.2081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36E1A
secondary
#5D8FCC
accent
#8BF137
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FBF2EA
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E79