#B38636#B38636

#B38636 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.111 H 78.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B38636
RGB	rgb(179, 134, 54)
HSL	hsl(38, 54%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(38, 70%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.1%, 69.8%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.88, 9.06, 48.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.88, 49.01, 79.35°)
OKLab	oklab(64.89% 0.0215 0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(64.89% 0.111 78.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.7831, 26.9023, 7.2187)
Luminance	0.2690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B38636 #3663B3

analogous

#B34736 #B38636 #A1B336

triadic

#B38636 #36B386 #8636B3

tetradic

#B38636 #36B347 #3663B3 #B336A1

square

#B38636 #36B347 #3663B3 #B336A1

split-complementary

#B38636 #36A1B3 #4736B3

monochromatic

#55401A #846328 #B38636 #CDA359 #DBBD88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.29

#B38636 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.38

#B38636 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #B38636

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B38636	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##B38636	1.00	3.29	6.38	6.38
#FFFFFF	3.29	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.38	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.38	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98872C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A29239

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C27975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b38636;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 134, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.111 78.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cea971',
    500: '#b38636',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b38636;
$custom-light: #cea971;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b38636",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.4,
    "s": 53.648,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64889,
    "c": 0.1106,
    "h": 78.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B38636

secondary

#8099C5

accent

#7FDD4B

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FAF4ED

border

#D3CEC8

text

#140F08

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #B38636

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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