#B36F2E#B36F2E
#B36F2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.117 H 60.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36F2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 111, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38%, 74.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.12, 21.46, 45.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.12, 50.63, 64.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.38% 0.0569 0.102) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.38% 0.117 60.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7700, 21.1523, 5.3625) |
| Luminance | 0.2115 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 1.60
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.75
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.23
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.19
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.72
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36F2E #2E72B3
analogous
#B32E30 #B36F2E #B3B22E
triadic
#B36F2E #2EB36F #6F2EB3
tetradic
#B36F2E #30B32E #2E72B3 #B22EB3
square
#B36F2E #30B32E #2E72B3 #B22EB3
split-complementary
#B36F2E #2EB3B2 #2E30B3
monochromatic
#523315 #825121 #B36F2E #D18E4D #DEAD7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#B36F2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.23
#B36F2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36F2E
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36F2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36F2E | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.23 | 5.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847526
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94852F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C46061
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36f2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 111, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.117 60.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf986a',
500: '#b36f2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36f2e; $custom-light: #cf986a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36f2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 111,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.323,
"s": 59.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60375,
"c": 0.1168,
"h": 60.8
},
"luminance": 0.2115
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36F2E
secondary
#769FC6
accent
#96E246
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150D07
muted
#837E7A