#B37B1E#B37B1E
#B37B1E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.123 H 74.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37B1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 123, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 71%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 83%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.3%, 83.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.93, 14.14, 55.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.93, 56.84, 75.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.53% 0.0334 0.118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.53% 0.123 74.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9097, 23.8457, 4.4662) |
| Luminance | 0.2384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 2.13
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.16
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.25
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.41
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.14
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37B1E #1E56B3
analogous
#B3311E #B37B1E #A0B31E
triadic
#B37B1E #1EB37B #7B1EB3
tetradic
#B37B1E #1EB331 #1E56B3 #B31EA0
square
#B37B1E #1EB331 #1E56B3 #B31EA0
split-complementary
#B37B1E #1EA0B3 #311EB3
monochromatic
#4A330C #7F5715 #B37B1E #DD9C32 #E5B666
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#B37B1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#B37B1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37B1E
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37B1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37B1E | 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)
#8F7E08
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8B22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37b1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 123, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.123 74.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa163',
500: '#b37b1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37b1e; $custom-light: #cfa163; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37b1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 123,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.45,
"s": 71.292,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62529,
"c": 0.12261,
"h": 74.2
},
"luminance": 0.23843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37B1E
secondary
#6289CB
accent
#7EEE3A
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A