#B37A28#B37A28
#B37A28 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.118 H 71.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37A28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 122, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 77.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.74, 15.06, 51.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.74, 53.27, 73.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.4% 0.0372 0.1119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.4% 0.118 71.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9349, 23.6583, 5.2077) |
| Luminance | 0.2366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.74
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.87
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.93
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.53
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.77
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37A28 #2861B3
analogous
#B33528 #B37A28 #A6B328
triadic
#B37A28 #28B37A #7A28B3
tetradic
#B37A28 #28B335 #2861B3 #B328A6
square
#B37A28 #28B335 #2861B3 #B328A6
split-complementary
#B37A28 #28A6B3 #3528B3
monochromatic
#4F3612 #81581D #B37A28 #D59943 #E0B475
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#B37A28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#B37A28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37A28
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37A28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37A28 | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7D1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37a28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 122, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.118 71.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa068',
500: '#b37a28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37a28; $custom-light: #cfa068; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37a28",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 122,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.396,
"s": 63.47,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62401,
"c": 0.11788,
"h": 71.6
},
"luminance": 0.23656
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37A28
secondary
#6F93C8
accent
#85E641
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A