#B37F59#B37F59
#B37F59 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.083 H 56.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B37F59 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 127, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 37%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 50%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.1%, 50.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.55, 15.62, 28.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.55, 32.58, 61.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.98% 0.0457 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.98% 0.083 56.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9844, 25.4857, 12.8946) |
| Luminance | 0.2548 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.72
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.86
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 5.20
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.62
Mocha
#9D7651
ΔE00 5.81
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B37F59 #598DB3
analogous
#B35960 #B37F59 #B3AC59
triadic
#B37F59 #59B37F #7F59B3
tetradic
#B37F59 #60B359 #598DB3 #AC59B3
square
#B37F59 #60B359 #598DB3 #AC59B3
split-complementary
#B37F59 #59B3AC #5960B3
monochromatic
#64452E #8E6141 #B37F59 #C69F83 #D9C0AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#B37F59 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#B37F59 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B37F59
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B37F59 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B37F59 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E8356
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F59
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C17575
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b37f59; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 127, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.083 56.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cca488',
500: '#b37f59',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b37f59; $custom-light: #cca488; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b37f59",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 127,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.333,
"s": 37.19,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63983,
"c": 0.08333,
"h": 56.8
},
"luminance": 0.25484
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B37F59
secondary
#A0B7C7
accent
#9DCD5B
background
#FCFAF8
surface
#F9F4F0
border
#D2CECB
text
#140F0B
muted
#827F7C