#B36E2A#B36E2A
#B36E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.119 H 61.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 110, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.5%, 76.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.85, 21.83, 47.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.85, 52.20, 65.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.16% 0.0574 0.1044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.16% 0.119 61.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5863, 20.9052, 4.9303) |
| Luminance | 0.2090 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 1.99
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.31
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.36
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.65
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.17
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36E2A #2A6FB3
analogous
#B32A2A #B36E2A #B3B22A
triadic
#B36E2A #2AB36E #6E2AB3
tetradic
#B36E2A #2AB32A #2A6FB3 #B22AB3
square
#B36E2A #2AB32A #2A6FB3 #B22AB3
split-complementary
#B36E2A #2AB3B2 #2A2AB3
monochromatic
#503113 #81501E #B36E2A #D48D46 #DFAB78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#B36E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#B36E2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36E2A
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36E2A | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.18 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837521
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94842B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45F60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 110, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.119 61.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9868',
500: '#b36e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36e2a; $custom-light: #cf9868; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 110,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.781,
"s": 61.991,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60155,
"c": 0.11918,
"h": 61.2
},
"luminance": 0.20903
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36E2A
secondary
#729DC7
accent
#94E543
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D06
muted
#837E7A