#B56B36#B56B36
#B56B36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.116 H 53.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B56B36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 107, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 54%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 70%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.9%, 70.2%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.52, 24.94, 41.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.52, 48.33, 58.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.99% 0.0684 0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.99% 0.116 53.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9816, 20.6081, 6.1514) |
| Luminance | 0.2061 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.43
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 2.88
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.00
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.24
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.61
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B56B36 #3680B5
analogous
#B53640 #B56B36 #B5AA36
triadic
#B56B36 #36B56B #6B36B5
tetradic
#B56B36 #40B536 #3680B5 #AA36B5
square
#B56B36 #40B536 #3680B5 #AA36B5
split-complementary
#B56B36 #36B5AA #3640B5
monochromatic
#57331A #864F28 #B56B36 #CE8B5A #DCAC89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#B56B36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#B56B36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B56B36
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B56B36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B56B36 | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807330
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928436
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C65C5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b56b36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 107, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.116 53.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0966f',
500: '#b56b36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b56b36; $custom-light: #d0966f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b56b36",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 107,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.039,
"s": 54.043,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59993,
"c": 0.11622,
"h": 53.9
},
"luminance": 0.20605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B56B36
secondary
#81A9C6
accent
#A0DD4A
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EC
border
#D4CCC7
text
#150D07
muted
#837E7A