#B37C28#B37C28
#B37C28 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.118 H 73.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37C28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 124, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.7%, 77.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.24, 13.95, 51.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.24, 53.43, 74.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.79% 0.034 0.1129) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.79% 0.118 73.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1830, 24.1545, 5.2904) |
| Luminance | 0.2415 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.23
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.57
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.65
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.96
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.15
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37C28 #285FB3
analogous
#B33728 #B37C28 #A4B328
triadic
#B37C28 #28B37C #7C28B3
tetradic
#B37C28 #28B337 #285FB3 #B328A4
square
#B37C28 #28B337 #285FB3 #B328A4
split-complementary
#B37C28 #28A4B3 #3728B3
monochromatic
#4F3712 #81591D #B37C28 #D59B43 #E0B675
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#B37C28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#B37C28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37C28
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37C28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37C28 | 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)
#8F7F1B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37c28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 124, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.118 73.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa168',
500: '#b37c28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37c28; $custom-light: #cfa168; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37c28",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 124,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.259,
"s": 63.47,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62789,
"c": 0.11787,
"h": 73.3
},
"luminance": 0.24152
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37C28
secondary
#6F92C8
accent
#83E641
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837E7A