#B37727#B37727
#B37727 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.119 H 69.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37727 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 119, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.5%, 78.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.00, 16.70, 50.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.00, 53.47, 71.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.82% 0.0419 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.82% 0.119 69.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5554, 22.9262, 4.9984) |
| Luminance | 0.2292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.99
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.21
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.63
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.64
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.23
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37727 #2763B3
analogous
#B33127 #B37727 #A9B327
triadic
#B37727 #27B377 #7727B3
tetradic
#B37727 #27B331 #2763B3 #B327A9
square
#B37727 #27B331 #2763B3 #B327A9
split-complementary
#B37727 #27A9B3 #3127B3
monochromatic
#4E3411 #81561C #B37727 #D69641 #E1B274
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#B37727 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.58
#B37727 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37727
5.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37727 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37727 | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.58 | 5.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7B1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998929
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36867
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37727; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 119, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.119 69.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9e67',
500: '#b37727',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37727; $custom-light: #cf9e67; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37727",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 119,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.286,
"s": 64.22,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61817,
"c": 0.1186,
"h": 69.3
},
"luminance": 0.22924
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37727
secondary
#6E94C8
accent
#88E741
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A