#B37B2A#B37B2A
#B37B2A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.117 H 72.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 123, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.3%, 76.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.01, 14.59, 50.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.01, 52.59, 73.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.61% 0.0361 0.1111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.61% 0.117 72) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0932, 23.9191, 5.4326) |
| Luminance | 0.2392 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.77
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.01
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.29
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.49
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.80
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37B2A #2A62B3
analogous
#B3362A #B37B2A #A6B32A
triadic
#B37B2A #2AB37B #7B2AB3
tetradic
#B37B2A #2AB336 #2A62B3 #B32AA6
square
#B37B2A #2AB336 #2A62B3 #B32AA6
split-complementary
#B37B2A #2AA6B3 #362AB3
monochromatic
#503713 #81591E #B37B2A #D49A46 #DFB578
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#B37B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#B37B2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37B2A
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37B2A | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36D6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 123, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.117 72.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa169',
500: '#b37b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37b2a; $custom-light: #cfa169; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 123,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.474,
"s": 61.991,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6261,
"c": 0.11679,
"h": 72
},
"luminance": 0.23917
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37B2A
secondary
#7295C7
accent
#85E543
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150E07
muted
#837E7A