#B48C2C#B48C2C
#B48C2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.119 H 85.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B48C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 140, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 75.6%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.47, 5.68, 54.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.47, 54.37, 84.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.13% 0.0104 0.119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.13% 0.119 85) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6569, 28.6433, 6.4018) |
| Luminance | 0.2864 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.38
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.39
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.80
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.55
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.76
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B48C2C #2C54B4
analogous
#B4482C #B48C2C #98B42C
triadic
#B48C2C #2CB48C #8C2CB4
tetradic
#B48C2C #2CB448 #2C54B4 #B42C98
square
#B48C2C #2CB448 #2C54B4 #B42C98
split-complementary
#B48C2C #2C98B4 #482CB4
monochromatic
#524014 #836620 #B48C2C #D3AB4A #DFC27C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#B48C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.73
#B48C2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B48C2C
6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B48C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B48C2C | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.73 | 6.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8C1D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79631
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C37F79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b48c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 140, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.119 85.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfad6c',
500: '#b48c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b48c2c; $custom-light: #cfad6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b48c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 140,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.353,
"s": 60.714,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6613,
"c": 0.11948,
"h": 85
},
"luminance": 0.28641
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B48C2C
secondary
#758DC7
accent
#73E444
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#141007
muted
#837F7A