#B36E2C#B36E2C
#B36E2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.118 H 60.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 110, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.5%, 75.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.86, 21.92, 46.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.86, 51.43, 64.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.17% 0.058 0.103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.17% 0.118 60.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6230, 20.9199, 5.1236) |
| Luminance | 0.2092 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 1.87
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.95
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.47
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.94
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.40
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36E2C #2C71B3
analogous
#B32C2E #B36E2C #B3B12C
triadic
#B36E2C #2CB36E #6E2CB3
tetradic
#B36E2C #2EB32C #2C71B3 #B12CB3
square
#B36E2C #2EB32C #2C71B3 #B12CB3
split-complementary
#B36E2C #2CB3B1 #2C2EB3
monochromatic
#513214 #825020 #B36E2C #D28D4A #DFAC7B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#B36E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.18
#B36E2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36E2C
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36E2C | 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)
#837524
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94842D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45F60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 110, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.118 60.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9869',
500: '#b36e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36e2c; $custom-light: #cf9869; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 110,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.333,
"s": 60.538,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60173,
"c": 0.11818,
"h": 60.6
},
"luminance": 0.20917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36E2C
secondary
#749EC7
accent
#96E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150D06
muted
#837E7A