#B46E36#B46E36
#B46E36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.114 H 56.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46E36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 110, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.9%, 70%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.08, 22.86, 41.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.08, 47.80, 61.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.4% 0.0622 0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.114 56.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0661, 21.1240, 6.2466) |
| Luminance | 0.2112 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 1.34
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.55
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.75
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.85
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 5.70
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46E36 #367CB4
analogous
#B4363D #B46E36 #B4AD36
triadic
#B46E36 #36B46E #6E36B4
tetradic
#B46E36 #3DB436 #367CB4 #AD36B4
square
#B46E36 #3DB436 #367CB4 #AD36B4
split-complementary
#B46E36 #36B4AD #363DB4
monochromatic
#56341A #855128 #B46E36 #CD8D5A #DCAE89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#B46E36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#B46E36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46E36
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46E36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46E36 | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837530
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938536
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45F62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46e36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 110, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.114 56.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf986f',
500: '#b46e36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46e36; $custom-light: #cf986f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46e36",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 110,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.667,
"s": 53.846,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60402,
"c": 0.11378,
"h": 56.8
},
"luminance": 0.21122
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46E36
secondary
#80A7C6
accent
#9CDD4B
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EC
border
#D3CCC7
text
#150D07
muted
#837E7A