#B48D2E#B48D2E
#B48D2E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.119 H 85.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B48D2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 141, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 74%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 74.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.74, 5.22, 53.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.74, 53.79, 84.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.35% 0.0093 0.1183) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.35% 0.119 85.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8422, 28.9523, 6.6535) |
| Luminance | 0.2895 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.38
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.75
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.87
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.52
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.56
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B48D2E #2E55B4
analogous
#B44A2E #B48D2E #98B42E
triadic
#B48D2E #2EB48D #8D2EB4
tetradic
#B48D2E #2EB44A #2E55B4 #B42E98
square
#B48D2E #2EB44A #2E55B4 #B42E98
split-complementary
#B48D2E #2E98B4 #4A2EB4
monochromatic
#534115 #836722 #B48D2E #D2AB4E #DEC27E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#B48D2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.79
#B48D2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B48D2E
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B48D2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B48D2E | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.79 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8D20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89733
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3807A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b48d2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 141, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.119 85.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfae6d',
500: '#b48d2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b48d2e; $custom-light: #cfae6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b48d2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 141,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.537,
"s": 59.292,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6635,
"c": 0.11868,
"h": 85.5
},
"luminance": 0.2895
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B48D2E
secondary
#778EC7
accent
#73E245
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#141007
muted
#837F7A