#B36E4E#B36E4E
#B36E4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.099 H 45.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 110, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.5%, 56.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.26, 24.11, 29.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.26, 37.93, 50.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.61% 0.0698 0.0705) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.61% 0.099 45.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5432, 21.2880, 9.9700) |
| Luminance | 0.2129 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.48
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.83
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.78
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.35
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.61
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36E4E #4E93B3
analogous
#B34E60 #B36E4E #B3A04E
triadic
#B36E4E #4EB36E #6E4EB3
tetradic
#B36E4E #60B34E #4E93B3 #A04EB3
square
#B36E4E #60B34E #4E93B3 #A04EB3
split-complementary
#B36E4E #4EB3A0 #4E60B3
monochromatic
#5E3928 #89543B #B36E4E #C59179 #D8B4A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#B36E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#B36E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36E4E
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36E4E | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80764B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91854D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26266
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 110, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.099 45.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd9880',
500: '#b36e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36e4e; $custom-light: #cd9880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 110,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.01,
"s": 39.921,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60612,
"c": 0.09923,
"h": 45.3
},
"luminance": 0.21286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36E4E
secondary
#98B7C5
accent
#AAD058
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C