#B37835#B37835

#B37835 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.111 H 66.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B37835
RGB	rgb(179, 120, 53)
HSL	hsl(32, 54%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(32, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33%, 70.4%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.36, 16.81, 44.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.36, 47.93, 69.47°)
OKLab	oklab(62.13% 0.0441 0.1013)
OKLCH	oklch(62.13% 0.111 66.5)
XYZ	xyz(25.9514, 23.2760, 6.4934)
Luminance	0.2327 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B37835 #3570B3

analogous

#B33935 #B37835 #AFB335

triadic

#B37835 #35B378 #7835B3

tetradic

#B37835 #35B339 #3570B3 #B335AF

square

#B37835 #35B339 #3570B3 #B335AF

split-complementary

#B37835 #35AFB3 #3935B3

monochromatic

#553919 #845827 #B37835 #CD9658 #DBB487

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.71

#B37835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#B37835 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B37835

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B37835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B37835	1.00	3.71	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B7C2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#998A36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C36A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b37835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 120, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.111 66.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce9f6f',
    500: '#b37835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b37835;
$custom-light: #ce9f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b37835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.905,
    "s": 54.31,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62132,
    "c": 0.11053,
    "h": 66.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B37835

secondary

#7FA0C5

accent

#8FDE4A

background

#FDF9F6

surface

#FAF2EC

border

#D3CCC7

text

#140E07

muted

#837E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B37835

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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