#B4862A#B4862A
#B4862A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.119 H 80.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4862A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 134, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.6%, 76.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.90, 8.91, 53.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.90, 54.10, 80.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.9% 0.0195 0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.9% 0.119 80.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7673, 26.9228, 5.9242) |
| Luminance | 0.2692 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.62
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.60
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.49
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.86
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.90
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4862A #2A58B4
analogous
#B4412A #B4862A #9DB42A
triadic
#B4862A #2AB486 #862AB4
tetradic
#B4862A #2AB441 #2A58B4 #B42A9D
square
#B4862A #2AB441 #2A58B4 #B42A9D
split-complementary
#B4862A #2A9DB4 #412AB4
monochromatic
#513C13 #82611E #B4862A #D4A547 #E0BD79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#B4862A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.38
#B4862A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B4862A
6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4862A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4862A | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.38 | 6.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98871B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3922E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C47974
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4862a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 134, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.119 80.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfa96a',
500: '#b4862a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4862a; $custom-light: #cfa96a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4862a",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 134,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 62.162,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64899,
"c": 0.11869,
"h": 80.5
},
"luminance": 0.26921
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4862A
secondary
#728FC8
accent
#79E543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A