#B37234#B37234
#B37234 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.112 H 61.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37234 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 114, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 55%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 71%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.3%, 70.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.89, 20.10, 43.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.89, 48.19, 65.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.99% 0.0538 0.0988) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.99% 0.112 61.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2295, 21.8687, 6.1405) |
| Luminance | 0.2187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 1.17
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.37
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.68
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 5.04
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.62
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37234 #3475B3
analogous
#B33436 #B37234 #B3B134
triadic
#B37234 #34B372 #7234B3
tetradic
#B37234 #36B334 #3475B3 #B134B3
square
#B37234 #36B334 #3475B3 #B134B3
split-complementary
#B37234 #34B3B1 #3436B3
monochromatic
#543618 #845426 #B37234 #CE9156 #DCB086
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#B37234 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.37
#B37234 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37234
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37234 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37234 | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.37 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86782D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958735
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36465
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37234; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 114, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.112 61.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9a6e',
500: '#b37234',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37234; $custom-light: #cf9a6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37234",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 114,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.291,
"s": 54.978,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6099,
"c": 0.11249,
"h": 61.5
},
"luminance": 0.21866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37234
secondary
#7DA2C5
accent
#96DE49
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EC
border
#D3CCC7
text
#150E07
muted
#837E7A