#B46E48#B46E48
#B46E48 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.104 H 48.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B46E48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 110, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 43%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 60%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.9%, 60%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.30, 24.05, 32.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.30, 40.59, 53.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.64% 0.0687 0.0776) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.64% 0.104 48.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5698, 21.3255, 8.8992) |
| Luminance | 0.2132 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.65
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.46
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.56
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.92
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.01
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B46E48 #488EB4
analogous
#B44858 #B46E48 #B4A448
triadic
#B46E48 #48B46E #6E48B4
tetradic
#B46E48 #58B448 #488EB4 #A448B4
square
#B46E48 #58B448 #488EB4 #A448B4
split-complementary
#B46E48 #48B4A4 #4858B4
monochromatic
#5D3925 #885337 #B46E48 #C79072 #D8B39E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#B46E48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#B46E48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B46E48
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B46E48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B46E48 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817645
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928548
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C46165
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b46e48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 110, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.104 48.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce987c',
500: '#b46e48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b46e48; $custom-light: #ce987c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b46e48",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 110,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.111,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60642,
"c": 0.10361,
"h": 48.5
},
"luminance": 0.21323
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B46E48
secondary
#93B3C5
accent
#A6D355
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D09
muted
#837E7B