#B38D2A#B38D2A
#B38D2A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.121 H 86.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B38D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 141, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 62%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 77%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.2%, 76.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.61, 4.60, 54.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.61, 55.14, 85.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.21% 0.0071 0.1205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.21% 0.121 86.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5350, 28.8026, 6.2466) |
| Luminance | 0.2880 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 2.75
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.70
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.83
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.92
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.01
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B38D2A #2A50B3
analogous
#B3492A #B38D2A #94B32A
triadic
#B38D2A #2AB38D #8D2AB3
tetradic
#B38D2A #2AB349 #2A50B3 #B32A94
square
#B38D2A #2AB349 #2A50B3 #B32A94
split-complementary
#B38D2A #2A94B3 #492AB3
monochromatic
#503F13 #81661E #B38D2A #D4AD46 #DFC378
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#B38D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.76
#B38D2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B38D2A
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B38D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B38D2A | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8C19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8962F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2807A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b38d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 141, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.121 86.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ceae6b',
500: '#b38d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b38d2a; $custom-light: #ceae6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b38d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 141,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.358,
"s": 61.991,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66213,
"c": 0.12073,
"h": 86.6
},
"luminance": 0.28801
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B38D2A
secondary
#7289C7
accent
#70E543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#141007
muted
#837F7A