#B48E4E#B48E4E
#B48E4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.094 H 79.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B48E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 142, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.1%, 56.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.31, 6.72, 39.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.31, 39.75, 80.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.9% 0.0179 0.0925) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.9% 0.094 79.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8720, 29.6012, 11.3465) |
| Luminance | 0.2960 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 2.00
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.20
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.69
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.98
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.39
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B48E4E #4E74B4
analogous
#B45B4E #B48E4E #A7B44E
triadic
#B48E4E #4EB48E #8E4EB4
tetradic
#B48E4E #4EB45B #4E74B4 #B44EA7
square
#B48E4E #4EB45B #4E74B4 #B44EA7
split-complementary
#B48E4E #4EA7B4 #5B4EB4
monochromatic
#5F4B28 #8A6D3B #B48E4E #C6A979 #D8C5A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#B48E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.92
#B48E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B48E4E
6.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B48E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B48E4E | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.92 | 6.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8E48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69850
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2837F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b48e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 142, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.094 79.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cdae81',
500: '#b48e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b48e4e; $custom-light: #cdae81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b48e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 142,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.647,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66896,
"c": 0.09419,
"h": 79.1
},
"luminance": 0.29599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B48E4E
secondary
#98A9C6
accent
#84D057
background
#FCFAF8
surface
#F9F4EF
border
#D2CECA
text
#14100A
muted
#827F7C