#B38E6E#B38E6E
#B38E6E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.063 H 62.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B38E6E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 142, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 31%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 39%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.7%, 38.5%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.70, 9.54, 22.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.70, 24.33, 66.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.34% 0.0295 0.0561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.34% 0.063 62.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0788, 30.0571, 18.9134) |
| Luminance | 0.3005 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 2.48
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.72
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.94
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.27
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 6.60
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B38E6E #6E93B3
analogous
#B36E71 #B38E6E #B3B16E
triadic
#B38E6E #6EB38E #8E6EB3
tetradic
#B38E6E #71B36E #6E93B3 #B16EB3
square
#B38E6E #71B36E #6E93B3 #B16EB3
split-complementary
#B38E6E #6EB3B1 #6E71B3
monochromatic
#6D5139 #956F4E #B38E6E #C8AD96 #DDCDBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#B38E6E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#B38E6E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #B38E6E
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B38E6E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B38E6E | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A906C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2986E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE8686
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b38e6e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 142, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.063 62.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cbaf97',
500: '#b38e6e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b38e6e; $custom-light: #cbaf97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b38e6e",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 142,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.826,
"s": 31.222,
"l": 56.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67343,
"c": 0.06335,
"h": 62.3
},
"luminance": 0.30055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B38E6E
secondary
#B0BFCD
accent
#98C760
background
#FCFAF9
surface
#F9F4F2
border
#D2CECC
text
#13100D
muted
#827F7E