#B37B31#B37B31
#B37B31 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.113 H 70.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37B31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 123, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 73%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.3%, 72.6%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.06, 14.92, 47.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.06, 49.79, 72.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.67% 0.038 0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.67% 0.113 70.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2296, 23.9736, 6.1511) |
| Luminance | 0.2397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.18
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.68
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.87
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.94
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.04
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37B31 #3169B3
analogous
#B33A31 #B37B31 #AAB331
triadic
#B37B31 #31B37B #7B31B3
tetradic
#B37B31 #31B33A #3169B3 #B331AA
square
#B37B31 #31B33A #3169B3 #B331AA
split-complementary
#B37B31 #31AAB3 #3A31B3
monochromatic
#533917 #835A24 #B37B31 #D09952 #DDB682
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#B37B31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#B37B31 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37B31
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37B31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37B31 | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C33
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36D6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37b31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 123, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.113 70.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea16d',
500: '#b37b31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37b31; $custom-light: #cea16d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37b31",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 123,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.154,
"s": 57.018,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6267,
"c": 0.11273,
"h": 70.3
},
"luminance": 0.23971
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37B31
secondary
#7A9BC6
accent
#89E048
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EC
border
#D3CCC7
text
#140E07
muted
#837E7A