#B36F1C#B36F1C
#B36F1C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.125 H 65.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36F1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 111, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 73%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 84%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38%, 84.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.99, 20.77, 53.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.99, 57.11, 68.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.24% 0.0525 0.1134) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.24% 0.125 65.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4865, 21.0389, 3.8697) |
| Luminance | 0.2104 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.58
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.79
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.46
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.72
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.76
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36F1C #1C60B3
analogous
#B3231C #B36F1C #ABB31C
triadic
#B36F1C #1CB36F #6F1CB3
tetradic
#B36F1C #1CB323 #1C60B3 #B31CAB
square
#B36F1C #1CB323 #1C60B3 #B31CAB
split-complementary
#B36F1C #1CABB3 #231CB3
monochromatic
#492D0B #7E4E14 #B36F1C #DE8F2E #E7AB63
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#B36F1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#B36F1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36F1C
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36F1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36F1C | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857509
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95851E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45F5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36f1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 111, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.125 65.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d09861',
500: '#b36f1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36f1c; $custom-light: #d09861; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36f1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 111,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.98,
"s": 72.947,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60239,
"c": 0.12494,
"h": 65.2
},
"luminance": 0.21036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36F1C
secondary
#5F90CB
accent
#8BF038
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FBF2EA
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E79