#B46B38#B46B38
#B46B38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.114 H 53.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46B38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 107, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 69%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 68.9%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.41, 24.63, 40.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.41, 47.15, 58.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.89% 0.0679 0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.89% 0.114 53.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7959, 20.5067, 6.3930) |
| Luminance | 0.2050 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.47
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.11
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.31
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.88
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.30
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46B38 #3881B4
analogous
#B43843 #B46B38 #B4A938
triadic
#B46B38 #38B46B #6B38B4
tetradic
#B46B38 #43B438 #3881B4 #A938B4
square
#B46B38 #43B438 #3881B4 #A938B4
split-complementary
#B46B38 #38B4A9 #3843B4
monochromatic
#57341B #854F29 #B46B38 #CD8B5D #DBAC8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#B46B38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#B46B38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46B38
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46B38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46B38 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807333
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918338
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45C60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46b38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 107, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.114 53.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9671',
500: '#b46b38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46b38; $custom-light: #cf9671; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46b38",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 107,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.677,
"s": 52.542,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59885,
"c": 0.11417,
"h": 53.5
},
"luminance": 0.20504
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46B38
secondary
#82AAC5
accent
#A1DC4C
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EC
border
#D3CCC7
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B