#B37E2E#B37E2E
#B37E2E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.115 H 73.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 126, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 74.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.79, 13.10, 49.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.79, 51.28, 75.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.23% 0.0322 0.1099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.23% 0.115 73.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5463, 24.7049, 5.9546) |
| Luminance | 0.2470 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.79
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.97
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.28
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.28
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37E2E #2E63B3
analogous
#B33C2E #B37E2E #A6B32E
triadic
#B37E2E #2EB37E #7E2EB3
tetradic
#B37E2E #2EB33C #2E63B3 #B32EA6
square
#B37E2E #2EB33C #2E63B3 #B32EA6
split-complementary
#B37E2E #2EA6B3 #3C2EB3
monochromatic
#523915 #825C21 #B37E2E #D19D4D #DEB77E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#B37E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.94
#B37E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37E2E
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37E2E | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.94 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 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)
#918123
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3706E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 126, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.115 73.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea36c',
500: '#b37e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37e2e; $custom-light: #cea36c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 126,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.09,
"s": 59.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63228,
"c": 0.11457,
"h": 73.7
},
"luminance": 0.24703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37E2E
secondary
#7696C6
accent
#84E246
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EC
border
#D3CDC7
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A