#B4842D#B4842D
#B4842D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.117 H 78.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4842D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 132, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 75%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 75%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.41, 10.15, 51.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.41, 52.65, 78.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.52% 0.0235 0.1141) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.52% 0.117 78.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.5492, 26.3974, 6.1264) |
| Luminance | 0.2640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.42
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.95
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.05
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.40
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.86
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4842D #2D5DB4
analogous
#B4412D #B4842D #A1B42D
triadic
#B4842D #2DB484 #842DB4
tetradic
#B4842D #2DB441 #2D5DB4 #B42DA1
square
#B4842D #2DB441 #2D5DB4 #B42DA1
split-complementary
#B4842D #2DA1B4 #412DB4
monochromatic
#523C15 #836021 #B4842D #D2A24C #DEBC7D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.34
#B4842D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.28
#B4842D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B4842D
6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4842D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4842D | 1.00 | 3.34 | 6.28 | 6.28 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#968520
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29130
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C47772
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4842d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 132, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.117 78.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa76c',
500: '#b4842d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4842d; $custom-light: #cfa76c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4842d",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 132,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.667,
"s": 60,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64522,
"c": 0.1165,
"h": 78.4
},
"luminance": 0.26395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4842D
secondary
#7693C7
accent
#7DE345
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A