#B37257#B37257
#B37257 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.092 H 43.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37257 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 114, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 38%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 51%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.3%, 51.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.35, 22.69, 25.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.35, 34.20, 48.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.5% 0.0667 0.0627) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.092 43.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3296, 22.3087, 11.9343) |
| Luminance | 0.2231 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.94
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.63
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.78
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.31
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 5.64
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37257 #5798B3
analogous
#B3576A #B37257 #B3A057
triadic
#B37257 #57B372 #7257B3
tetradic
#B37257 #6AB357 #5798B3 #A057B3
square
#B37257 #6AB357 #5798B3 #A057B3
split-complementary
#B37257 #57B3A0 #576AB3
monochromatic
#633D2D #8D5640 #B37257 #C69581 #D9B9AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.85
#B37257 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.46
#B37257 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37257
5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37257 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37257 | 1.00 | 3.85 | 5.46 | 5.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837A55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928757
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C1676B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37257; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 114, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.092 43.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd9b86',
500: '#b37257',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37257; $custom-light: #cd9b86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37257",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 114,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.609,
"s": 37.705,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.615,
"c": 0.09155,
"h": 43.2
},
"luminance": 0.22306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37257
secondary
#9FBBC7
accent
#ACCE5A
background
#FCF9F8
surface
#F9F2EF
border
#D2CCCA
text
#140E0B
muted
#827E7C