#B48417#B48417
#B48417 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.127 H 81.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B48417 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 132, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 77%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 87%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 87.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.29, 9.39, 59.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.29, 59.95, 80.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.39% 0.019 0.1255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.39% 0.127 81.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2303, 26.2699, 4.4469) |
| Luminance | 0.2627 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 1.25
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 2.40
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.68
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.98
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.52
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B48417 #1747B4
analogous
#B43517 #B48417 #96B417
triadic
#B48417 #17B484 #8417B4
tetradic
#B48417 #17B435 #1747B4 #B41796
square
#B48417 #17B435 #1747B4 #B41796
split-complementary
#B48417 #1796B4 #3517B4
monochromatic
#473409 #7E5C10 #B48417 #E3A925 #EABE5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#B48417 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.25
#B48417 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B48417
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B48417 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B48417 | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.25 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978500
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3911E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C47671
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b48417; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 132, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.127 81.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a761',
500: '#b48417',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b48417; $custom-light: #d0a761; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b48417",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 132,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.656,
"s": 77.34,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6439,
"c": 0.12689,
"h": 81.4
},
"luminance": 0.26268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B48417
secondary
#597DCE
accent
#6FF434
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837F7A