#B37E1C#B37E1C
#B37E1C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.124 H 76.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 126, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 73%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 84%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 84.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.68, 12.41, 56.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.68, 57.70, 77.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.11% 0.0281 0.1204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.11% 0.124 76.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2628, 24.5915, 4.4618) |
| Luminance | 0.2459 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 1.81
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.17
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.46
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.68
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.57
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37E1C #1C51B3
analogous
#B3321C #B37E1C #9DB31C
triadic
#B37E1C #1CB37E #7E1CB3
tetradic
#B37E1C #1CB332 #1C51B3 #B31C9D
square
#B37E1C #1CB332 #1C51B3 #B31C9D
split-complementary
#B37E1C #1C9DB3 #321CB3
monochromatic
#49330B #7E5914 #B37E1C #DEA02E #E7B863
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#B37E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.92
#B37E1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37E1C
5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37E1C | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.92 | 5.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#928001
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8D21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3706C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 126, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.124 76.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa362',
500: '#b37e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37e1c; $custom-light: #cfa362; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 126,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.94,
"s": 72.947,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63106,
"c": 0.1236,
"h": 76.8
},
"luminance": 0.24589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37E1C
secondary
#5F85CB
accent
#79F038
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837F7A