#B37E28#B37E28
#B37E28 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.118 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37E28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 126, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 77.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.74, 12.83, 52.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.74, 53.61, 76.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.18% 0.0307 0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.18% 0.118 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4362, 24.6609, 5.3748) |
| Luminance | 0.2466 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 2.97
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.44
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.52
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.84
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.30
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37E28 #285DB3
analogous
#B33828 #B37E28 #A2B328
triadic
#B37E28 #28B37E #7E28B3
tetradic
#B37E28 #28B338 #285DB3 #B328A2
square
#B37E28 #28B338 #285DB3 #B328A2
split-complementary
#B37E28 #28A2B3 #3828B3
monochromatic
#4F3812 #815B1D #B37E28 #D59D43 #E0B775
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#B37E28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#B37E28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37E28
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37E28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37E28 | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.93 | 5.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91811A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8D2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37e28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 126, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.118 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa368',
500: '#b37e28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37e28; $custom-light: #cfa368; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37e28",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 126,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.122,
"s": 63.47,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6318,
"c": 0.11796,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.24659
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37E28
secondary
#6F91C8
accent
#80E641
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837F7A