#B37B38#B37B38
#B37B38 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.108 H 68.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37B38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 123, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 52%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 69%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 31.3%, 68.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.13, 15.30, 44.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.13, 46.84, 70.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.74% 0.0401 0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.74% 0.108 68.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3890, 24.0374, 6.9905) |
| Luminance | 0.2404 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.60
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 3.89
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.17
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.37
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.37
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37B38 #3870B3
analogous
#B33E38 #B37B38 #ADB338
triadic
#B37B38 #38B37B #7B38B3
tetradic
#B37B38 #38B33E #3870B3 #B338AD
square
#B37B38 #38B33E #3870B3 #B338AD
split-complementary
#B37B38 #38ADB3 #3E38B3
monochromatic
#563B1B #845B29 #B37B38 #CC995C #DBB68B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#B37B38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#B37B38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37B38
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37B38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37B38 | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7F31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8C39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36E6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37b38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 123, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.108 68.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea172',
500: '#b37b38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37b38; $custom-light: #cea172; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37b38",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 123,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.683,
"s": 52.34,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6274,
"c": 0.10826,
"h": 68.2
},
"luminance": 0.24035
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37B38
secondary
#82A0C5
accent
#8DDC4C
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2ED
border
#D3CCC8
text
#140E08
muted
#837E7B