#B48616#B48616
#B48616 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.128 H 83.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B48616 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 134, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 78%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 88%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.6%, 87.8%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.80, 8.26, 59.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.80, 60.46, 82.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.79% 0.0156 0.1268) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.79% 0.128 83) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.4943, 26.8136, 4.4864) |
| Luminance | 0.2681 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 1.17
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 2.78
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.79
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.87
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.51
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B48616 #1644B4
analogous
#B43716 #B48616 #93B416
triadic
#B48616 #16B486 #8616B4
tetradic
#B48616 #16B437 #1644B4 #B41693
square
#B48616 #16B437 #1644B4 #B41693
split-complementary
#B48616 #1693B4 #3716B4
monochromatic
#473509 #7D5D0F #B48616 #E4AC23 #EBC15A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#B48616 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.36
#B48616 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B48616
6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B48616 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B48616 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.36 | 6.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#998700
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4921D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C47872
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b48616; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 134, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.128 83.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a861',
500: '#b48616',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b48616; $custom-light: #d0a861; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b48616",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 134,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.532,
"s": 78.218,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64788,
"c": 0.12772,
"h": 83
},
"luminance": 0.26811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B48616
secondary
#587ACE
accent
#6BF533
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837F7A