#B36F1E#B36F1E
#B36F1E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.124 H 64.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36F1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 111, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 71%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 83%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38%, 83.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.00, 20.83, 52.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.00, 56.47, 68.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.25% 0.0529 0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.25% 0.124 64.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5113, 21.0488, 4.0000) |
| Luminance | 0.2105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.81
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.84
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.33
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.47
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.76
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 5.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36F1E #1E62B3
analogous
#B3241E #B36F1E #ACB31E
triadic
#B36F1E #1EB36F #6F1EB3
tetradic
#B36F1E #1EB324 #1E62B3 #B31EAC
square
#B36F1E #1EB324 #1E62B3 #B31EAC
split-complementary
#B36F1E #1EACB3 #241EB3
monochromatic
#4A2E0C #7F4E15 #B36F1E #DD8F32 #E5AB66
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#B36F1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#B36F1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36F1E
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36F1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36F1E | 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)
#85750E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958520
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45F60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36f1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 111, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.124 64.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d09862',
500: '#b36f1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36f1e; $custom-light: #d09862; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36f1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 111,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.617,
"s": 71.292,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60251,
"c": 0.12417,
"h": 64.8
},
"luminance": 0.21046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36F1E
secondary
#6292CB
accent
#8CEE3A
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E7A