#B37825#B37825
#B37825 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.119 H 70.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37825 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 120, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 66%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 79%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 79.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.23, 16.06, 51.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.23, 54.25, 72.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.99% 0.0398 0.1127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.99% 0.12 70.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6428, 23.1526, 4.8683) |
| Luminance | 0.2315 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.28
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.55
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.96
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.32
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.37
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37825 #2560B3
analogous
#B33125 #B37825 #A7B325
triadic
#B37825 #25B378 #7825B3
tetradic
#B37825 #25B331 #2560B3 #B325A7
square
#B37825 #25B331 #2560B3 #B325A7
split-complementary
#B37825 #25A7B3 #3125B3
monochromatic
#4E3410 #80561B #B37825 #D7983E #E2B371
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#B37825 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#B37825 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37825
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37825 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37825 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7C17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36968
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37825; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 120, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.119 70.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9f66',
500: '#b37825',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37825; $custom-light: #cf9f66; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37825",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 120,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.07,
"s": 65.741,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61994,
"c": 0.1195,
"h": 70.6
},
"luminance": 0.2315
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37825
secondary
#6B92C8
accent
#86E93F
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A