#B48517#B48517
#B48517 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.127 H 82.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B48517 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 133, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 77%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 87%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.1%, 87.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.55, 8.84, 59.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.55, 60.08, 81.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.59% 0.0174 0.1259) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.59% 0.127 82.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3665, 26.5424, 4.4923) |
| Luminance | 0.2654 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 1.14
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 2.56
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.10
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.16
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.23
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B48517 #1746B4
analogous
#B43617 #B48517 #95B417
triadic
#B48517 #17B485 #8517B4
tetradic
#B48517 #17B436 #1746B4 #B41795
square
#B48517 #17B436 #1746B4 #B41795
split-complementary
#B48517 #1795B4 #3617B4
monochromatic
#473509 #7E5D10 #B48517 #E3AA25 #EABF5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.33
#B48517 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.31
#B48517 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B48517
6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B48517 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B48517 | 1.00 | 3.33 | 6.31 | 6.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#988600
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3921E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C47772
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b48517; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 133, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.127 82.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a861',
500: '#b48517',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b48517; $custom-light: #d0a861; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b48517",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 133,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.038,
"s": 77.34,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6459,
"c": 0.12712,
"h": 82.1
},
"luminance": 0.2654
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B48517
secondary
#597CCE
accent
#6DF434
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837F7A