#B37227#B37227
#B37227 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.119 H 65.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37227 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 114, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.3%, 78.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.78, 19.48, 49.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.78, 53.32, 68.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.87% 0.0501 0.1085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.87% 0.119 65.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9759, 21.7672, 4.8052) |
| Luminance | 0.2177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.40
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.83
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.38
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.85
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.86
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37227 #2768B3
analogous
#B32C27 #B37227 #AEB327
triadic
#B37227 #27B372 #7227B3
tetradic
#B37227 #27B32C #2768B3 #B327AE
square
#B37227 #27B32C #2768B3 #B327AE
split-complementary
#B37227 #27AEB3 #2C27B3
monochromatic
#4E3211 #81521C #B37227 #D69141 #E1AE74
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#B37227 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.35
#B37227 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37227
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37227 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37227 | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.35 | 5.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87771C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968728
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C46363
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37227; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 114, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.119 65.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9a67',
500: '#b37227',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37227; $custom-light: #cf9a67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37227",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 114,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.143,
"s": 64.22,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60871,
"c": 0.11946,
"h": 65.2
},
"luminance": 0.21765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37227
secondary
#6E98C8
accent
#8EE741
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A