#B46D40#B46D40
#B46D40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.109 H 51.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46D40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 109, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 48%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 64%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 64.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.96, 24.03, 36.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.96, 43.82, 56.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.35% 0.0673 0.0853) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.35% 0.109 51.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2183, 21.0132, 7.5773) |
| Luminance | 0.2101 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.91
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.04
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.48
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.72
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.20
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46D40 #4087B4
analogous
#B4404D #B46D40 #B4A740
triadic
#B46D40 #40B46D #6D40B4
tetradic
#B46D40 #4DB440 #4087B4 #A740B4
square
#B46D40 #4DB440 #4087B4 #A740B4
split-complementary
#B46D40 #40B4A7 #404DB4
monochromatic
#5A3620 #875230 #B46D40 #C98E68 #D9B095
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.04
#B46D40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.20
#B46D40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46D40
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46D40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46D40 | 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)
#81753C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928540
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45F63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46d40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 109, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.109 51.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9776',
500: '#b46d40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46d40; $custom-light: #cf9776; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46d40",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 109,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.276,
"s": 47.541,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60345,
"c": 0.10869,
"h": 51.7
},
"luminance": 0.21011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46D40
secondary
#8BAEC5
accent
#A3D751
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2ED
border
#D3CCC8
text
#140D08
muted
#837E7B