#B3812F#B3812F
#B3812F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.114 H 76.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3812F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 129, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 58%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.9%, 73.7%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.55, 11.47, 49.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.55, 51.21, 77.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.83% 0.0276 0.1109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.83% 0.114 76) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9556, 25.4916, 6.1895) |
| Luminance | 0.2549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.82
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.32
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.55
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.60
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.96
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3812F #2F61B3
analogous
#B33F2F #B3812F #A3B32F
triadic
#B3812F #2FB381 #812FB3
tetradic
#B3812F #2FB33F #2F61B3 #B32FA3
square
#B3812F #2FB33F #2F61B3 #B32FA3
split-complementary
#B3812F #2FA3B3 #3F2FB3
monochromatic
#523B16 #835E22 #B3812F #D19F4F #DDBA7F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#B3812F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#B3812F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B3812F
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3812F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3812F | 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)
#938324
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37470
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3812f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 129, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.114 76.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea56d',
500: '#b3812f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3812f; $custom-light: #cea56d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3812f",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 129,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.273,
"s": 58.407,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63828,
"c": 0.11425,
"h": 76
},
"luminance": 0.25489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3812F
secondary
#7895C6
accent
#81E246
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A