#B36F28#B36F28
#B36F28 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.120 H 62.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36F28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 111, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38%, 77.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.07, 21.19, 48.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.07, 52.94, 66.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.32% 0.0552 0.1063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.32% 0.12 62.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6599, 21.1083, 4.7827) |
| Luminance | 0.2111 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.16
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.98
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.41
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.86
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.12
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36F28 #286CB3
analogous
#B32928 #B36F28 #B2B328
triadic
#B36F28 #28B36F #6F28B3
tetradic
#B36F28 #28B329 #286CB3 #B328B2
square
#B36F28 #28B329 #286CB3 #B328B2
split-complementary
#B36F28 #28B2B3 #2928B3
monochromatic
#4F3112 #81501D #B36F28 #D58E43 #E0AC75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#B36F28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#B36F28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36F28
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36F28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36F28 | 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)
#84751E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948529
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C46061
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36f28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 111, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.120 62.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9867',
500: '#b36f28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36f28; $custom-light: #cf9867; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36f28",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 111,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.647,
"s": 63.47,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60322,
"c": 0.11981,
"h": 62.5
},
"luminance": 0.21106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36F28
secondary
#6F9AC8
accent
#92E641
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D06
muted
#837E7A