#B37728#B37728
#B37728 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.118 H 69.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37728 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 119, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.5%, 77.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.00, 16.74, 50.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.00, 53.09, 71.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.82% 0.0421 0.1103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.82% 0.118 69.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5722, 22.9329, 5.0868) |
| Luminance | 0.2293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.86
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.29
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.49
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.78
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.24
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37728 #2864B3
analogous
#B33228 #B37728 #A9B328
triadic
#B37728 #28B377 #7728B3
tetradic
#B37728 #28B332 #2864B3 #B328A9
square
#B37728 #28B332 #2864B3 #B328A9
split-complementary
#B37728 #28A9B3 #3228B3
monochromatic
#4F3412 #81561D #B37728 #D59643 #E0B275
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.76
#B37728 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.59
#B37728 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37728
5.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37728 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37728 | 1.00 | 3.76 | 5.59 | 5.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7B1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99892A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36867
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37728; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 119, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.118 69.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9e68',
500: '#b37728',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37728; $custom-light: #cf9e68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37728",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 119,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.101,
"s": 63.47,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61824,
"c": 0.11809,
"h": 69.1
},
"luminance": 0.22931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37728
secondary
#6F95C8
accent
#89E641
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A