#B46638#B46638
#B46638 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.117 H 49.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46638 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 102, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 69%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 68.9%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.26, 27.38, 38.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.26, 47.59, 54.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59% 0.0762 0.089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59% 0.117 49.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2896, 19.4942, 6.2242) |
| Luminance | 0.1949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.44
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.15
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.31
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.72
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.43
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46638 #3886B4
analogous
#B43848 #B46638 #B4A438
triadic
#B46638 #38B466 #6638B4
tetradic
#B46638 #48B438 #3886B4 #A438B4
square
#B46638 #48B438 #3886B4 #A438B4
split-complementary
#B46638 #38B4A4 #3848B4
monochromatic
#57311B #854C29 #B46638 #CD865D #DBA98B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#B46638 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#B46638 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46638
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46638 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46638 | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7033
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8137
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5565C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46638; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 102, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.117 49.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d09270',
500: '#b46638',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46638; $custom-light: #d09270; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46638",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 102,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.258,
"s": 52.542,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59003,
"c": 0.11716,
"h": 49.5
},
"luminance": 0.19492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46638
secondary
#82ADC5
accent
#A6DC4C
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF1EC
border
#D3CBC7
text
#150D07
muted
#837E7A