#B38524#B38524
#B38524 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.121 H 81.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B38524 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 133, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 80%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 79.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.50, 8.78, 55.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.50, 55.91, 80.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.55% 0.0185 0.1198) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.55% 0.121 81.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2982, 26.4883, 5.3437) |
| Luminance | 0.2649 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.16
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 2.96
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.15
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.37
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.90
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B38524 #2452B3
analogous
#B33D24 #B38524 #9AB324
triadic
#B38524 #24B385 #8524B3
tetradic
#B38524 #24B33D #2452B3 #B3249A
square
#B38524 #24B33D #2452B3 #B3249A
split-complementary
#B38524 #249AB3 #3D24B3
monochromatic
#4D3910 #805F1A #B38524 #D8A63C #E2BD6F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#B38524 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.30
#B38524 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B38524
6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B38524 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B38524 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.30 | 6.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#988611
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29129
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37772
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b38524; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 133, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.121 81.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa867',
500: '#b38524',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b38524; $custom-light: #cfa867; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b38524",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 133,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.699,
"s": 66.512,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64545,
"c": 0.12121,
"h": 81.2
},
"luminance": 0.26486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B38524
secondary
#6A89C9
accent
#75E93E
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837F7A