#B56C38#B56C38
#B56C38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.115 H 54.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B56C38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 108, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 53%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 69%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 69.1%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.77, 24.51, 40.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.77, 47.47, 58.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.19% 0.0674 0.0927) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.19% 0.115 54) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1344, 20.8370, 6.4389) |
| Luminance | 0.2083 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.18
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.24
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.91
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.25
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.46
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B56C38 #3881B5
analogous
#B53843 #B56C38 #B5AB38
triadic
#B56C38 #38B56C #6C38B5
tetradic
#B56C38 #43B538 #3881B5 #AB38B5
square
#B56C38 #43B538 #3881B5 #AB38B5
split-complementary
#B56C38 #38B5AB #3843B5
monochromatic
#58341B #86502A #B56C38 #CD8C5D #DBAD8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#B56C38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#B56C38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B56C38
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B56C38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B56C38 | 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)
#817433
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938438
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C65D60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b56c38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 108, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.115 54.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d09671',
500: '#b56c38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b56c38; $custom-light: #d09671; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b56c38",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 108,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 24.96,
"s": 52.743,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60194,
"c": 0.11463,
"h": 54
},
"luminance": 0.20834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B56C38
secondary
#83AAC6
accent
#A0DC4C
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EC
border
#D3CCC7
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B