#B37C27#B37C27
#B37C27 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.241; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.118 H 73.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37C27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 124, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 78.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.24, 13.91, 51.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.24, 53.80, 75.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.78% 0.0337 0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.78% 0.118 73.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1662, 24.1478, 5.2020) |
| Luminance | 0.2414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.09
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.56
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.77
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.84
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.02
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37C27 #275EB3
analogous
#B33627 #B37C27 #A4B327
triadic
#B37C27 #27B37C #7C27B3
tetradic
#B37C27 #27B336 #275EB3 #B327A4
square
#B37C27 #27B336 #275EB3 #B327A4
split-complementary
#B37C27 #27A4B3 #3627B3
monochromatic
#4E3611 #81591C #B37C27 #D69B41 #E1B674
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#B37C27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#B37C27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37C27
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37C27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37C27 | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37c27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 124, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.118 73.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa168',
500: '#b37c27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37c27; $custom-light: #cfa168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37c27",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 124,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.429,
"s": 64.22,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62782,
"c": 0.1184,
"h": 73.5
},
"luminance": 0.24145
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37C27
secondary
#6E91C8
accent
#82E741
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837E7A