#B46C17#B46C17
#B46C17 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.128 H 63.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46C17 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 108, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 77%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 87%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40%, 87.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.39, 22.74, 54.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.39, 58.98, 67.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.79% 0.0577 0.1147) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.79% 0.128 63.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3418, 20.4929, 3.4841) |
| Luminance | 0.2049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 1.78
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 2.68
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.31
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.85
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 3.97
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46C17 #175FB4
analogous
#B41D17 #B46C17 #AEB417
triadic
#B46C17 #17B46C #6C17B4
tetradic
#B46C17 #17B41D #175FB4 #B417AE
square
#B46C17 #17B41D #175FB4 #B417AE
split-complementary
#B46C17 #17AEB4 #1D17B4
monochromatic
#472B09 #7E4B10 #B46C17 #E38C25 #EAA95B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#B46C17 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#B46C17 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46C17
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46C17 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46C17 | 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)
#837300
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948418
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C55B5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46c17; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 108, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.128 63.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1965e',
500: '#b46c17',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46c17; $custom-light: #d1965e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46c17",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 108,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.484,
"s": 77.34,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59793,
"c": 0.12835,
"h": 63.3
},
"luminance": 0.2049
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46C17
secondary
#598FCE
accent
#8CF434
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FBF2E9
border
#D4CCC5
text
#150D05
muted
#837E79