#B37556#B37556
#B37556 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.090 H 47.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37556 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 117, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 38%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 52%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.6%, 52%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.05, 20.93, 27.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.05, 34.20, 52.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.03% 0.0613 0.066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.03% 0.09 47.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6329, 22.9804, 11.8353) |
| Luminance | 0.2298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.08
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.54
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.22
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.53
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 6.01
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37556 #5694B3
analogous
#B35666 #B37556 #B3A456
triadic
#B37556 #56B375 #7556B3
tetradic
#B37556 #66B356 #5694B3 #A456B3
square
#B37556 #66B356 #5694B3 #A456B3
split-complementary
#B37556 #56B3A4 #5666B3
monochromatic
#623E2C #8D593F #B37556 #C69780 #D9BAAA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#B37556 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#B37556 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37556
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37556 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37556 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867C54
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948956
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C16A6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37556; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 117, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.090 47.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd9d86',
500: '#b37556',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37556; $custom-light: #cd9d86; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37556",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 117,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 37.959,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62034,
"c": 0.09006,
"h": 47.1
},
"luminance": 0.22978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37556
secondary
#9EB9C7
accent
#A7CE5A
background
#FCF9F8
surface
#F9F2EF
border
#D2CCCA
text
#140E0B
muted
#827E7C