#B4822E#B4822E
#B4822E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.259; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.116 H 76.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4822E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 130, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 74%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 74.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.91, 11.31, 50.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.91, 51.99, 77.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.13% 0.027 0.1124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.13% 0.116 76.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3000, 25.8680, 6.1394) |
| Luminance | 0.2587 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.80
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.18
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.38
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.39
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.95
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4822E #2E60B4
analogous
#B43F2E #B4822E #A3B42E
triadic
#B4822E #2EB482 #822EB4
tetradic
#B4822E #2EB43F #2E60B4 #B42EA3
square
#B4822E #2EB43F #2E60B4 #B42EA3
split-complementary
#B4822E #2EA3B4 #3F2EB4
monochromatic
#533C15 #835F22 #B4822E #D2A04E #DEBA7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.40
#B4822E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.17
#B4822E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B4822E
6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4822E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4822E | 1.00 | 3.40 | 6.17 | 6.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#958422
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A09031
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C47471
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4822e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 130, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.116 76.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa66c',
500: '#b4822e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4822e; $custom-light: #cfa66c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4822e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 130,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.612,
"s": 59.292,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64132,
"c": 0.11556,
"h": 76.5
},
"luminance": 0.25866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4822E
secondary
#7795C7
accent
#80E245
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A