#B36F18#B36F18
#B36F18 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.126 H 65.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36F18 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 111, 24) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 76%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 87%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38%, 86.6%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.97, 20.66, 54.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.97, 58.31, 69.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.22% 0.0518 0.1153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.22% 0.126 65.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4418, 21.0210, 3.6342) |
| Luminance | 0.2102 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.13
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.82
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.74
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.83
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.18
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 4.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36F18 #185CB3
analogous
#B32118 #B36F18 #AAB318
triadic
#B36F18 #18B36F #6F18B3
tetradic
#B36F18 #18B321 #185CB3 #B318AA
square
#B36F18 #18B321 #185CB3 #B318AA
split-complementary
#B36F18 #18AAB3 #2118B3
monochromatic
#472C0A #7D4E11 #B36F18 #E29026 #E9AB5C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#B36F18 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#B36F18 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36F18
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36F18 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36F18 | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857501
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95851A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45F5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36f18; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 111, 24); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.126 65.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0985f',
500: '#b36f18',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36f18; $custom-light: #d0985f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36f18",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 111,
"b": 24
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.677,
"s": 76.355,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60218,
"c": 0.12634,
"h": 65.8
},
"luminance": 0.21019
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36F18
secondary
#5A8CCD
accent
#88F335
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FBF2EA
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E79