#B37A2A#B37A2A
#B37A2A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.117 H 71.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 122, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 76.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.76, 15.15, 50.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.76, 52.51, 73.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.42% 0.0377 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.42% 0.117 71.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9698, 23.6722, 5.3915) |
| Luminance | 0.2367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.62
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.01
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.05
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.51
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.75
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37A2A #2A63B3
analogous
#B3352A #B37A2A #A7B32A
triadic
#B37A2A #2AB37A #7A2AB3
tetradic
#B37A2A #2AB335 #2A63B3 #B32AA7
square
#B37A2A #2AB335 #2A63B3 #B32AA7
split-complementary
#B37A2A #2AA7B3 #352AB3
monochromatic
#503613 #81581E #B37A2A #D49946 #DFB478
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#B37A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#B37A2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37A2A
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37A2A | 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)
#8E7E1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 122, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.117 71.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa069',
500: '#b37a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37a2a; $custom-light: #cfa069; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 122,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.036,
"s": 61.991,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62416,
"c": 0.11681,
"h": 71.2
},
"luminance": 0.2367
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37A2A
secondary
#7295C7
accent
#86E543
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150E07
muted
#837E7A