#B38530#B38530
#B38530 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.114 H 79.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B38530 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 133, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 58%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 73%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 73.2%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.58, 9.30, 50.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.58, 51.36, 79.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.63% 0.0214 0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.63% 0.114 79.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5132, 26.5743, 6.4760) |
| Luminance | 0.2657 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.57
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.02
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.09
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.55
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.08
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B38530 #305EB3
analogous
#B34330 #B38530 #A0B330
triadic
#B38530 #30B385 #8530B3
tetradic
#B38530 #30B343 #305EB3 #B330A0
square
#B38530 #30B343 #305EB3 #B330A0
split-complementary
#B38530 #30A0B3 #4330B3
monochromatic
#523D16 #836123 #B38530 #D0A350 #DDBC80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#B38530 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.31
#B38530 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B38530
6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B38530 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B38530 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.31 | 6.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978624
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29233
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37874
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b38530; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 133, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.114 79.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cea86d',
500: '#b38530',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b38530; $custom-light: #cea86d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b38530",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 133,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.931,
"s": 57.709,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64634,
"c": 0.11436,
"h": 79.2
},
"luminance": 0.26572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B38530
secondary
#7994C6
accent
#7DE147
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A