#B47E2B#B47E2B
#B47E2B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.117 H 73.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B47E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 126, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30%, 76.1%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.88, 13.40, 50.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.88, 52.73, 75.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.32% 0.0327 0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.32% 0.117 73.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7212, 24.8017, 5.6649) |
| Luminance | 0.2480 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.45
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.06
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.07
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.11
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.24
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B47E2B #2B61B4
analogous
#B4392B #B47E2B #A5B42B
triadic
#B47E2B #2BB47E #7E2BB4
tetradic
#B47E2B #2BB439 #2B61B4 #B42BA5
square
#B47E2B #2BB439 #2B61B4 #B42BA5
split-complementary
#B47E2B #2BA5B4 #392BB4
monochromatic
#513913 #835B1F #B47E2B #D39D49 #DFB77A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#B47E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.96
#B47E2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B47E2B
5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B47E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B47E2B | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.96 | 5.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91811F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8E2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b47e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 126, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.117 73.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa36a',
500: '#b47e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b47e2b; $custom-light: #cfa36a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b47e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 126,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.35,
"s": 61.435,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63321,
"c": 0.11692,
"h": 73.8
},
"luminance": 0.24799
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B47E2B
secondary
#7395C7
accent
#83E543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A