#B56B4C#B56B4C
#B56B4C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.105 H 43.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B56B4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 107, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 42%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 58%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.9%, 58%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.80, 26.44, 29.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.80, 39.89, 48.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.3% 0.0764 0.0716) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.3% 0.105 43.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6201, 20.8634, 9.5138) |
| Luminance | 0.2086 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.81
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.07
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.43
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.80
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.84
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B56B4C #4C96B5
analogous
#B54C61 #B56B4C #B59F4C
triadic
#B56B4C #4CB56B #6B4CB5
tetradic
#B56B4C #61B54C #4C96B5 #9F4CB5
square
#B56B4C #61B54C #4C96B5 #9F4CB5
split-complementary
#B56B4C #4CB59F #4C61B5
monochromatic
#5F3827 #8B5139 #B56B4C #C78F77 #D9B3A3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#B56B4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#B56B4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B56B4C
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B56B4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B56B4C | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7449
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90844B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C55E63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b56b4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 107, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.105 43.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf967e',
500: '#b56b4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b56b4c; $custom-light: #cf967e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b56b4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 107,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.714,
"s": 41.502,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60301,
"c": 0.10476,
"h": 43.1
},
"luminance": 0.20861
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B56B4C
secondary
#97B8C6
accent
#ADD156
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C