#B46B4E#B46B4E
#B46B4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.103 H 42.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 107, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.6%, 56.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.70, 26.19, 28.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.70, 38.77, 47.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.21% 0.0761 0.0689) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.21% 0.103 42.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4570, 20.7712, 9.8748) |
| Luminance | 0.2077 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.30
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.61
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.74
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.78
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.10
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46B4E #4E97B4
analogous
#B44E64 #B46B4E #B49E4E
triadic
#B46B4E #4EB46B #6B4EB4
tetradic
#B46B4E #64B44E #4E97B4 #9E4EB4
square
#B46B4E #64B44E #4E97B4 #9E4EB4
split-complementary
#B46B4E #4EB49E #4E64B4
monochromatic
#5F3828 #8A513B #B46B4E #C68F79 #D8B3A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.07
#B46B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.15
#B46B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46B4E
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46B4E | 1.00 | 4.07 | 5.15 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E744B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90844D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C35E64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 107, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.103 42.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9680',
500: '#b46b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46b4e; $custom-light: #ce9680; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 107,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.059,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60205,
"c": 0.10264,
"h": 42.2
},
"luminance": 0.20769
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46B4E
secondary
#98B9C6
accent
#AED057
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C