#B37B1D#B37B1D
#B37B1D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.123 H 74.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37B1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 123, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 72%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 84%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.3%, 83.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.93, 14.11, 55.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.93, 57.15, 75.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.52% 0.0332 0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.52% 0.123 74.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8971, 23.8406, 4.4000) |
| Luminance | 0.2384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 2.02
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.07
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.27
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.32
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.06
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37B1D #1D55B3
analogous
#B3301D #B37B1D #A0B31D
triadic
#B37B1D #1DB37B #7B1DB3
tetradic
#B37B1D #1DB330 #1D55B3 #B31DA0
square
#B37B1D #1DB330 #1D55B3 #B31DA0
split-complementary
#B37B1D #1DA0B3 #301DB3
monochromatic
#4A330C #7E5714 #B37B1D #DD9D30 #E6B664
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#B37B1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#B37B1D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37B1D
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37B1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37B1D | 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)
#8F7E05
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8B21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37b1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 123, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.123 74.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa162',
500: '#b37b1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37b1d; $custom-light: #cfa162; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37b1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 123,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.6,
"s": 72.115,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62524,
"c": 0.12302,
"h": 74.4
},
"luminance": 0.23838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37B1D
secondary
#6188CB
accent
#7DEF39
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A