#B4852A#B4852A
#B4852A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.118 H 79.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4852A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 133, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.1%, 76.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.65, 9.47, 53.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.65, 53.95, 79.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.7% 0.0211 0.1166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.7% 0.118 79.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6297, 26.6477, 5.8783) |
| Luminance | 0.2665 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.79
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.58
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.17
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.74
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.78
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4852A #2A59B4
analogous
#B4402A #B4852A #9EB42A
triadic
#B4852A #2AB485 #852AB4
tetradic
#B4852A #2AB440 #2A59B4 #B42A9E
square
#B4852A #2AB440 #2A59B4 #B42A9E
split-complementary
#B4852A #2A9EB4 #402AB4
monochromatic
#513C13 #82601E #B4852A #D4A447 #E0BD79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#B4852A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.33
#B4852A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B4852A
6.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4852A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4852A | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.33 | 6.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97861C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3922E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C47773
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4852a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 133, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.118 79.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa86a',
500: '#b4852a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4852a; $custom-light: #cfa86a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4852a",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 133,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.565,
"s": 62.162,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64699,
"c": 0.11845,
"h": 79.7
},
"luminance": 0.26646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4852A
secondary
#728FC8
accent
#7AE543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A