#B37F23#B37F23
#B37F23 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.121 H 76.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37F23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 127, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 80.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.96, 12.08, 54.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.96, 55.52, 77.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.34% 0.0279 0.1173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.34% 0.121 76.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4851, 24.8860, 4.9984) |
| Luminance | 0.2488 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 2.46
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.54
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.88
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.89
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.62
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37F23 #2357B3
analogous
#B33723 #B37F23 #9FB323
triadic
#B37F23 #23B37F #7F23B3
tetradic
#B37F23 #23B337 #2357B3 #B3239F
square
#B37F23 #23B337 #2357B3 #B3239F
split-complementary
#B37F23 #239FB3 #3723B3
monochromatic
#4D360F #805B19 #B37F23 #D9A03B #E3B86E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B37F23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#B37F23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37F23
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37F23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37F23 | 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)
#928111
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8E27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3716D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37f23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 127, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.121 76.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa366',
500: '#b37f23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37f23; $custom-light: #cfa366; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37f23",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 127,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.333,
"s": 67.29,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63343,
"c": 0.1206,
"h": 76.6
},
"luminance": 0.24884
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37F23
secondary
#698CC9
accent
#7CEA3E
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837F7A