#B37E2A#B37E2A
#B37E2A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.117 H 74.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 126, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 76.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.76, 12.91, 51.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.76, 52.85, 75.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.2% 0.0312 0.1126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.117 74.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4711, 24.6748, 5.5586) |
| Luminance | 0.2467 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.23
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.71
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.76
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.09
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.23
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37E2A #2A5FB3
analogous
#B3392A #B37E2A #A3B32A
triadic
#B37E2A #2AB37E #7E2AB3
tetradic
#B37E2A #2AB339 #2A5FB3 #B32AA3
square
#B37E2A #2AB339 #2A5FB3 #B32AA3
split-complementary
#B37E2A #2AA3B3 #392AB3
monochromatic
#503813 #815B1E #B37E2A #D49D46 #DFB778
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#B37E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.93
#B37E2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37E2A
5.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37E2A | 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)
#91811D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8D2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 126, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.117 74.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa369',
500: '#b37e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37e2a; $custom-light: #cfa369; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 126,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.788,
"s": 61.991,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63196,
"c": 0.11687,
"h": 74.5
},
"luminance": 0.24673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37E2A
secondary
#7293C7
accent
#82E543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A