#B46C4E#B46C4E
#B46C4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.102 H 43.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 108, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40%, 56.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.93, 25.64, 28.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.93, 38.62, 48.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.38% 0.0744 0.0696) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.38% 0.102 43.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5618, 20.9809, 9.9097) |
| Luminance | 0.2098 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.75
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.39
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.64
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.89
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.17
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46C4E #4E96B4
analogous
#B44E63 #B46C4E #B49F4E
triadic
#B46C4E #4EB46C #6C4EB4
tetradic
#B46C4E #63B44E #4E96B4 #9F4EB4
square
#B46C4E #63B44E #4E96B4 #9F4EB4
split-complementary
#B46C4E #4EB49F #4E63B4
monochromatic
#5F3828 #8A523B #B46C4E #C69079 #D8B3A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#B46C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#B46C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46C4E
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46C4E | 1.00 | 4.04 | 5.20 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F754B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90844D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C35F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 108, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.102 43.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9780',
500: '#b46c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46c4e; $custom-light: #ce9780; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 108,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.647,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60382,
"c": 0.10185,
"h": 43.1
},
"luminance": 0.20978
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46C4E
secondary
#98B8C6
accent
#ADD057
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C