#B3832A#B3832A
#B3832A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.118 H 78.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3832A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 131, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 76.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.02, 10.13, 52.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.02, 53.44, 79.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.19% 0.0231 0.1153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.19% 0.118 78.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1265, 25.9856, 5.7771) |
| Luminance | 0.2598 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.26
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.53
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.70
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.43
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.70
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3832A #2A5AB3
analogous
#B33E2A #B3832A #9EB32A
triadic
#B3832A #2AB383 #832AB3
tetradic
#B3832A #2AB33E #2A5AB3 #B32A9E
square
#B3832A #2AB33E #2A5AB3 #B32A9E
split-complementary
#B3832A #2A9EB3 #3E2AB3
monochromatic
#503A13 #815F1E #B3832A #D4A246 #DFBB78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#B3832A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#B3832A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B3832A
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3832A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3832A | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.20 | 6.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96841C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1902E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37571
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3832a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 131, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.118 78.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea66a',
500: '#b3832a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3832a; $custom-light: #cea66a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3832a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 131,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.978,
"s": 61.991,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64185,
"c": 0.11754,
"h": 78.7
},
"luminance": 0.25983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3832A
secondary
#7290C7
accent
#7CE543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A