#B37B1C#B37B1C
#B37B1C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.123 H 74.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37B1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 123, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 73%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 84%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.3%, 84.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.92, 14.08, 55.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.92, 57.46, 75.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.52% 0.033 0.1189) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.52% 0.123 74.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8850, 23.8358, 4.3359) |
| Luminance | 0.2383 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 1.91
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.99
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.23
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.29
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.98
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37B1C #1C54B3
analogous
#B32F1C #B37B1C #A0B31C
triadic
#B37B1C #1CB37B #7B1CB3
tetradic
#B37B1C #1CB32F #1C54B3 #B31CA0
square
#B37B1C #1CB32F #1C54B3 #B31CA0
split-complementary
#B37B1C #1CA0B3 #2F1CB3
monochromatic
#49320B #7E5714 #B37B1C #DE9D2E #E7B663
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#B37B1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#B37B1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37B1C
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37B1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37B1C | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7E03
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8B20
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36C69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37b1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 123, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.123 74.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa162',
500: '#b37b1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37b1c; $custom-light: #cfa162; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37b1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 123,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.748,
"s": 72.947,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62518,
"c": 0.12342,
"h": 74.5
},
"luminance": 0.23833
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37B1C
secondary
#5F87CB
accent
#7CF038
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A