#B37E40#B37E40
#B37E40 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.103 H 68.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37E40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 126, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 47%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 64%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.6%, 64.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.96, 14.13, 41.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.96, 43.58, 71.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.41% 0.0378 0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.41% 0.103 68.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9784, 24.8777, 8.2305) |
| Luminance | 0.2488 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 2.91
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 3.19
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.44
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.49
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 4.83
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37E40 #4075B3
analogous
#B34540 #B37E40 #AEB340
triadic
#B37E40 #40B37E #7E40B3
tetradic
#B37E40 #40B345 #4075B3 #B340AE
square
#B37E40 #40B345 #4075B3 #B340AE
split-complementary
#B37E40 #40AEB3 #4540B3
monochromatic
#593F20 #865E30 #B37E40 #C99C67 #D9B994
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B37E40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#B37E40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37E40
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37E40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37E40 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.98 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90813A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8E41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C27170
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37e40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 126, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.103 68.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cda377',
500: '#b37e40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37e40; $custom-light: #cda377; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37e40",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 126,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.348,
"s": 47.325,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63414,
"c": 0.10251,
"h": 68.3
},
"luminance": 0.24876
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37E40
secondary
#8AA5C4
accent
#8FD751
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF3ED
border
#D3CDC8
text
#140F09
muted
#837F7B