#B36F4E#B36F4E
#B36F4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 60.8% C 0.099 H 46.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B36F4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 111, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38%, 56.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.50, 23.56, 29.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.50, 37.81, 51.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.79% 0.0682 0.0712) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.79% 0.099 46.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6517, 21.5050, 10.0062) |
| Luminance | 0.2150 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.60
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.33
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.84
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.56
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.63
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B36F4E #4E92B3
analogous
#B34E5F #B36F4E #B3A14E
triadic
#B36F4E #4EB36F #6F4EB3
tetradic
#B36F4E #5FB34E #4E92B3 #A14EB3
square
#B36F4E #5FB34E #4E92B3 #A14EB3
split-complementary
#B36F4E #4EB3A1 #4E5FB3
monochromatic
#5E3A28 #89543B #B36F4E #C59279 #D8B5A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#B36F4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.30
#B36F4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B36F4E
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B36F4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B36F4E | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.30 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#81774B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91864E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C26367
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b36f4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 111, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.8% 0.099 46.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd9980',
500: '#b36f4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b36f4e; $custom-light: #cd9980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b36f4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 111,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.604,
"s": 39.921,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60793,
"c": 0.09854,
"h": 46.2
},
"luminance": 0.21503
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B36F4E
secondary
#98B6C5
accent
#A9D058
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140E0A
muted
#837E7C