#B3832E#B3832E
#B3832E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.115 H 77.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3832E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 131, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 74.3%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.05, 10.31, 50.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.05, 51.88, 78.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.22% 0.0241 0.1126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.22% 0.115 77.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2017, 26.0157, 6.1731) |
| Luminance | 0.2601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.79
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.97
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.03
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.25
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.78
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3832E #2E5EB3
analogous
#B3412E #B3832E #A1B32E
triadic
#B3832E #2EB383 #832EB3
tetradic
#B3832E #2EB341 #2E5EB3 #B32EA1
square
#B3832E #2EB341 #2E5EB3 #B32EA1
split-complementary
#B3832E #2EA1B3 #412EB3
monochromatic
#523C15 #825F21 #B3832E #D1A24D #DEBB7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#B3832E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.20
#B3832E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B3832E
6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3832E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3832E | 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)
#958522
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19031
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37672
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3832e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 131, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.115 77.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea66c',
500: '#b3832e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3832e; $custom-light: #cea66c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3832e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 131,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.346,
"s": 59.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64217,
"c": 0.11518,
"h": 77.9
},
"luminance": 0.26014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3832E
secondary
#7693C6
accent
#7EE246
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A