#B37E36#B37E36
#B37E36 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.110 H 71.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37E36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 126, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 70%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 69.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.85, 13.51, 46.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.85, 47.96, 73.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.3% 0.0346 0.1039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.11 71.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7189, 24.7740, 6.8639) |
| Luminance | 0.2477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.94
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.49
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.64
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.76
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.98
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37E36 #366BB3
analogous
#B33F36 #B37E36 #A9B336
triadic
#B37E36 #36B37E #7E36B3
tetradic
#B37E36 #36B33F #366BB3 #B336A9
square
#B37E36 #36B33F #366BB3 #B336A9
split-complementary
#B37E36 #36A9B3 #3F36B3
monochromatic
#553C1A #845D28 #B37E36 #CD9C59 #DBB888
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.53
#B37E36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.95
#B37E36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37E36
5.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37E36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37E36 | 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)
#90812E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3716F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37e36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 126, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.110 71.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea370',
500: '#b37e36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37e36; $custom-light: #cea370; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37e36",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 126,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.56,
"s": 53.648,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63303,
"c": 0.10952,
"h": 71.6
},
"luminance": 0.24772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37E36
secondary
#809DC5
accent
#89DD4B
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EC
border
#D3CDC7
text
#140F08
muted
#837F7B