#B37836#B37836
#B37836 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.110 H 66.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37836 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 120, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33%, 69.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.37, 16.86, 44.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.37, 47.51, 69.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.14% 0.0445 0.1005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.14% 0.11 66.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9746, 23.2853, 6.6158) |
| Luminance | 0.2328 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 1.87
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.99
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.29
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.60
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.92
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37836 #3671B3
analogous
#B33936 #B37836 #AFB336
triadic
#B37836 #36B378 #7836B3
tetradic
#B37836 #36B339 #3671B3 #B336AF
square
#B37836 #36B339 #3671B3 #B336AF
split-complementary
#B37836 #36AFB3 #3936B3
monochromatic
#55391A #845828 #B37836 #CD9659 #DBB488
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#B37836 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.66
#B37836 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37836
5.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37836 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37836 | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.66 | 5.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7C2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A37
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36A6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37836; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 120, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.110 66.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9f70',
500: '#b37836',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37836; $custom-light: #ce9f70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37836",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 120,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.68,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62143,
"c": 0.1099,
"h": 66.1
},
"luminance": 0.23283
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37836
secondary
#80A0C5
accent
#90DD4B
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EC
border
#D3CCC7
text
#140E08
muted
#837E7B