#B46D4E#B46D4E
#B46D4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.101 H 44.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 109, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.4%, 56.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.16, 25.08, 29.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.16, 38.47, 49.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.56% 0.0727 0.0703) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.56% 0.101 44) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6679, 21.1930, 9.9451) |
| Luminance | 0.2119 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.22
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.28
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.57
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.09
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.25
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46D4E #4E95B4
analogous
#B44E62 #B46D4E #B4A04E
triadic
#B46D4E #4EB46D #6D4EB4
tetradic
#B46D4E #62B44E #4E95B4 #A04EB4
square
#B46D4E #62B44E #4E95B4 #A04EB4
split-complementary
#B46D4E #4EB4A0 #4E62B4
monochromatic
#5F3928 #8A533B #B46D4E #C69079 #D8B4A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.01
#B46D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.24
#B46D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46D4E
5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46D4E | 1.00 | 4.01 | 5.24 | 5.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80764B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91854D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C36065
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 109, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.101 44.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce9780',
500: '#b46d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46d4e; $custom-light: #ce9780; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 109,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.235,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6056,
"c": 0.10109,
"h": 44
},
"luminance": 0.21191
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46D4E
secondary
#98B8C6
accent
#ACD057
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C