#B3831C#B3831C
#B3831C is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.124 H 80.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3831C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 131, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 73%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 84%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 84.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.94, 9.63, 57.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.94, 58.23, 80.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.1% 0.0201 0.1227) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.1% 0.124 80.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9182, 25.9023, 4.6803) |
| Luminance | 0.2590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 1.86
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 2.34
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.36
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.73
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.11
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3831C #1C4CB3
analogous
#B3371C #B3831C #97B31C
triadic
#B3831C #1CB383 #831CB3
tetradic
#B3831C #1CB337 #1C4CB3 #B31C97
square
#B3831C #1CB337 #1C4CB3 #B31C97
split-complementary
#B3831C #1C97B3 #371CB3
monochromatic
#49360B #7E5C14 #B3831C #DEA62E #E7BD63
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#B3831C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.18
#B3831C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B3831C
6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3831C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3831C | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.18 | 6.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#968400
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19022
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37570
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3831c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 131, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.124 80.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa663',
500: '#b3831c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3831c; $custom-light: #cfa663; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3831c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 131,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.927,
"s": 72.947,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64098,
"c": 0.12437,
"h": 80.7
},
"luminance": 0.259
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3831C
secondary
#5F82CB
accent
#72F038
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837F7A