#B37E2B#B37E2B
#B37E2B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.116 H 74.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 126, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 76%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.76, 12.96, 50.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.76, 52.47, 75.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.2% 0.0314 0.112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.116 74.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4892, 24.6821, 5.6540) |
| Luminance | 0.2468 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.36
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.85
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.88
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.13
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.16
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37E2B #2B60B3
analogous
#B33A2B #B37E2B #A4B32B
triadic
#B37E2B #2BB37E #7E2BB3
tetradic
#B37E2B #2BB33A #2B60B3 #B32BA4
square
#B37E2B #2BB33A #2B60B3 #B32BA4
split-complementary
#B37E2B #2BA4B3 #3A2BB3
monochromatic
#503913 #825B1F #B37E2B #D39D48 #DFB779
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#B37E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.94
#B37E2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37E2B
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37E2B | 1.00 | 3.54 | 5.94 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91811F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8D2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 126, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.116 74.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa36a',
500: '#b37e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37e2b; $custom-light: #cfa36a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 126,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.618,
"s": 61.261,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63203,
"c": 0.11631,
"h": 74.3
},
"luminance": 0.2468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37E2B
secondary
#7394C7
accent
#82E443
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A