#B56849#B56849
#B56849 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.109 H 42.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B56849 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 104, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 43%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 60%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.5%, 59.7%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.07, 27.85, 30.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.07, 41.41, 47.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.73% 0.0803 0.0731) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.73% 0.109 42.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2108, 20.2080, 8.8749) |
| Luminance | 0.2021 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.79
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.39
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.56
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.71
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.72
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B56849 #4996B5
analogous
#B54960 #B56849 #B59E49
triadic
#B56849 #49B568 #6849B5
tetradic
#B56849 #60B549 #4996B5 #9E49B5
square
#B56849 #60B549 #4996B5 #9E49B5
split-complementary
#B56849 #49B59E #4960B5
monochromatic
#5E3626 #894F37 #B56849 #C78C74 #D9B0A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.17
#B56849 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.04
#B56849 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B56849
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B56849 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B56849 | 1.00 | 4.17 | 5.04 | 5.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7246
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8348
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C55A60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b56849; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 104, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.109 42.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf947c',
500: '#b56849',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b56849; $custom-light: #cf947c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b56849",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 104,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.222,
"s": 42.52,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59726,
"c": 0.10857,
"h": 42.3
},
"luminance": 0.20205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B56849
secondary
#94B7C5
accent
#AED255
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF1EE
border
#D3CBC9
text
#140D09
muted
#837E7B