#B36E41#B36E41
#B36E41 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.107 H 52.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36E41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 110, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 47%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 64%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.5%, 63.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.08, 23.12, 36.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.08, 42.96, 57.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.41% 0.0649 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.41% 0.107 52.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1223, 21.1196, 7.7534) |
| Luminance | 0.2112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.52
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.38
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.69
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.71
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.93
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36E41 #4186B3
analogous
#B3414D #B36E41 #B3A741
triadic
#B36E41 #41B36E #6E41B3
tetradic
#B36E41 #4DB341 #4186B3 #A741B3
square
#B36E41 #4DB341 #4186B3 #A741B3
split-complementary
#B36E41 #41B3A7 #414DB3
monochromatic
#593720 #865231 #B36E41 #C88F69 #D9B096
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#B36E41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#B36E41 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36E41
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36E41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36E41 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 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)
#82753D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928541
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36063
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36e41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 110, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.107 52.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9877',
500: '#b36e41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36e41; $custom-light: #ce9877; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36e41",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 110,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.684,
"s": 46.721,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60411,
"c": 0.10654,
"h": 52.5
},
"luminance": 0.21117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36E41
secondary
#8BAEC4
accent
#A2D651
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2ED
border
#D3CCC8
text
#140D09
muted
#837E7B