#B36E2E#B36E2E
#B36E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.117 H 60.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 110, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.5%, 74.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.88, 22.02, 45.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.88, 50.65, 64.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.19% 0.0586 0.1015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.19% 0.117 60) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6615, 20.9353, 5.3264) |
| Luminance | 0.2093 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 1.82
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.58
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.62
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.27
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.33
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36E2E #2E73B3
analogous
#B32E31 #B36E2E #B3B12E
triadic
#B36E2E #2EB36E #6E2EB3
tetradic
#B36E2E #31B32E #2E73B3 #B12EB3
square
#B36E2E #31B32E #2E73B3 #B12EB3
split-complementary
#B36E2E #2EB3B1 #2E31B3
monochromatic
#523215 #825021 #B36E2E #D18D4D #DEAC7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.05
#B36E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.19
#B36E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36E2E
5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36E2E | 1.00 | 4.05 | 5.19 | 5.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837526
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93842E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45F60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 110, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.117 60.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf986a',
500: '#b36e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36e2e; $custom-light: #cf986a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 110,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.872,
"s": 59.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60191,
"c": 0.11716,
"h": 60
},
"luminance": 0.20933
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36E2E
secondary
#76A0C6
accent
#97E246
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150D07
muted
#837E7A