#B37C16#B37C16
#B37C16 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.126 H 76.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37C16 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 124, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 78%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 88%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 87.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.15, 13.37, 57.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.15, 59.23, 76.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.69% 0.0304 0.1219) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.69% 0.126 76) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9449, 24.0592, 4.0364) |
| Luminance | 0.2406 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 1.22
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.38
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.41
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.16
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.90
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37C16 #164DB3
analogous
#B32E16 #B37C16 #9CB316
triadic
#B37C16 #16B37C #7C16B3
tetradic
#B37C16 #16B32E #164DB3 #B3169C
square
#B37C16 #16B32E #164DB3 #B3169C
split-complementary
#B37C16 #169CB3 #2E16B3
monochromatic
#463009 #7C560F #B37C16 #E4A022 #EBB859
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.61
#B37C16 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.81
#B37C16 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37C16
5.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37C16 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37C16 | 1.00 | 3.61 | 5.81 | 5.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.61 | 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)
#907F00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8C1B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C46D6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37c16; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 124, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.126 76.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa160',
500: '#b37c16',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37c16; $custom-light: #cfa160; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37c16",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 124,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.981,
"s": 78.109,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62685,
"c": 0.12564,
"h": 76
},
"luminance": 0.24057
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37C16
secondary
#5781CE
accent
#77F533
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FBF2EA
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150F05
muted
#837E79