#B48224#B48224
#B48224 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.258; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.121 H 78.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B48224 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 130, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 67%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 80%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 80%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.84, 10.89, 54.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.84, 55.74, 78.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.06% 0.0245 0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.06% 0.121 78.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1254, 25.7982, 5.2196) |
| Luminance | 0.2580 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.92
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.07
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.22
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.09
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.37
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B48224 #2456B4
analogous
#B43A24 #B48224 #9EB424
triadic
#B48224 #24B482 #8224B4
tetradic
#B48224 #24B43A #2456B4 #B4249E
square
#B48224 #24B43A #2456B4 #B4249E
split-complementary
#B48224 #249EB4 #3A24B4
monochromatic
#4E3810 #815D1A #B48224 #D8A23D #E2BB70
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.41
#B48224 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.16
#B48224 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B48224
6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B48224 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B48224 | 1.00 | 3.41 | 6.16 | 6.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#958412
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19028
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C47470
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b48224; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 130, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.121 78.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa667',
500: '#b48224',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b48224; $custom-light: #cfa667; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b48224",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 130,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.167,
"s": 66.667,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64059,
"c": 0.12104,
"h": 78.3
},
"luminance": 0.25796
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B48224
secondary
#6B8BC9
accent
#7AEA3E
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837F7A