#B37E29#B37E29
#B37E29 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.117 H 74.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37E29 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 126, 41) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 77.1%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.75, 12.87, 51.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.75, 53.23, 76.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.19% 0.0309 0.1133) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.19% 0.117 74.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4534, 24.6677, 5.4655) |
| Luminance | 0.2467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.09
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.57
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.64
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.96
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.30
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37E29 #295EB3
analogous
#B33929 #B37E29 #A3B329
triadic
#B37E29 #29B37E #7E29B3
tetradic
#B37E29 #29B339 #295EB3 #B329A3
square
#B37E29 #29B339 #295EB3 #B329A3
split-complementary
#B37E29 #29A3B3 #3929B3
monochromatic
#4F3812 #815B1E #B37E29 #D49D45 #E0B777
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#B37E29 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#B37E29 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37E29
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37E29 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37E29 | 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)
#91811C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8D2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37e29; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 126, 41); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.117 74.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa369',
500: '#b37e29',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37e29; $custom-light: #cfa369; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37e29",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 126,
"b": 41
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.957,
"s": 62.727,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63188,
"c": 0.11742,
"h": 74.7
},
"luminance": 0.24666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37E29
secondary
#7092C7
accent
#81E642
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A