#B37E33#B37E33
#B37E33 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.247; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.111 H 72.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37E33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 126, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 56%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 72%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 71.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.83, 13.35, 47.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.83, 49.23, 74.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.27% 0.0337 0.1063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.27% 0.111 72.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6506, 24.7466, 6.5043) |
| Luminance | 0.2474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.24
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.59
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.72
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.97
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.23
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37E33 #3368B3
analogous
#B33E33 #B37E33 #A8B333
triadic
#B37E33 #33B37E #7E33B3
tetradic
#B37E33 #33B33E #3368B3 #B333A8
square
#B37E33 #33B33E #3368B3 #B333A8
split-complementary
#B37E33 #33A8B3 #3E33B3
monochromatic
#543B18 #835C25 #B37E33 #CE9C55 #DCB884
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#B37E33 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.95
#B37E33 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37E33
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37E33 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37E33 | 1.00 | 3.53 | 5.95 | 5.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91812A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D35
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3716E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37e33; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 126, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.111 72.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea36f',
500: '#b37e33',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37e33; $custom-light: #cea36f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37e33",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 126,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.156,
"s": 55.652,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63273,
"c": 0.11147,
"h": 72.4
},
"luminance": 0.24744
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37E33
secondary
#7C9BC6
accent
#87DF49
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EC
border
#D3CDC7
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A