#B46E2E#B46E2E
#B46E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.118 H 59.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 110, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 74%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.9%, 74.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.01, 22.45, 45.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.01, 50.99, 63.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.32% 0.0598 0.1018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.32% 0.118 59.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8935, 21.0549, 5.3373) |
| Luminance | 0.2105 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 1.74
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.54
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.84
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.20
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.27
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46E2E #2E74B4
analogous
#B42E31 #B46E2E #B4B12E
triadic
#B46E2E #2EB46E #6E2EB4
tetradic
#B46E2E #31B42E #2E74B4 #B12EB4
square
#B46E2E #31B42E #2E74B4 #B12EB4
split-complementary
#B46E2E #2EB4B1 #2E31B4
monochromatic
#533215 #835022 #B46E2E #D28D4E #DEAC7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.03
#B46E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.21
#B46E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46E2E
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46E2E | 1.00 | 4.03 | 5.21 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837526
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94852E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C55F61
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 110, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.118 59.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0986a',
500: '#b46e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46e2e; $custom-light: #d0986a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 110,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.657,
"s": 59.292,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6032,
"c": 0.11804,
"h": 59.6
},
"luminance": 0.21052
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46E2E
secondary
#77A1C7
accent
#97E245
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150D07
muted
#837E7A