#B45E2E#B45E2E
#B45E2E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.127 H 47.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B45E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 94, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 74%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.8%, 74.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.39, 31.19, 42.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.39, 52.33, 53.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.53% 0.086 0.0937) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.53% 0.127 47.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3204, 17.9087, 4.8129) |
| Luminance | 0.1791 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.71
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.97
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 4.95
Burnt Siena
#B75203
ΔE00 5.00
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.06
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B45E2E #2E84B4
analogous
#B42E41 #B45E2E #B4A12E
triadic
#B45E2E #2EB45E #5E2EB4
tetradic
#B45E2E #41B42E #2E84B4 #A12EB4
square
#B45E2E #41B42E #2E84B4 #A12EB4
split-complementary
#B45E2E #2EB4A1 #2E41B4
monochromatic
#532B15 #834522 #B45E2E #D27D4E #DEA17E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.58
#B45E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.58
#B45E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B45E2E
4.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B45E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B45E2E | 1.00 | 4.58 | 4.58 | 4.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766A28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7D2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C54C54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#757575
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b45e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 94, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.127 47.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18d69',
500: '#b45e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b45e2e; $custom-light: #d18d69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b45e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 94,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.493,
"s": 59.292,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5753,
"c": 0.12719,
"h": 47.5
},
"luminance": 0.17906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B45E2E
secondary
#77AAC7
accent
#AAE245
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EB
border
#D4CBC6
text
#150C06
muted
#837D7A