#B37E2C#B37E2C
#B37E2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.116 H 74.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 126, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 75.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.77, 13.00, 50.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.77, 52.07, 75.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.21% 0.0317 0.1113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.21% 0.116 74.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5078, 24.6895, 5.7518) |
| Luminance | 0.2469 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.50
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.99
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.01
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.02
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.09
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37E2C #2C61B3
analogous
#B33A2C #B37E2C #A4B32C
triadic
#B37E2C #2CB37E #7E2CB3
tetradic
#B37E2C #2CB33A #2C61B3 #B32CA4
square
#B37E2C #2CB33A #2C61B3 #B32CA4
split-complementary
#B37E2C #2CA4B3 #3A2CB3
monochromatic
#513914 #825B20 #B37E2C #D29D4A #DFB77B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.54
#B37E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.94
#B37E2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37E2C
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37E2C | 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)
#918120
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 126, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.116 74.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea36b',
500: '#b37e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37e2c; $custom-light: #cea36b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 126,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.444,
"s": 60.538,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63211,
"c": 0.11574,
"h": 74.1
},
"luminance": 0.24687
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37E2C
secondary
#7495C7
accent
#83E444
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A