#B56C4E#B56C4E
#B56C4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.211; OKLCH L 60.5% C 0.103 H 42.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B56C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 108, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40.3%, 56.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.06, 26.05, 29.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.06, 39.04, 48.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.51% 0.0755 0.07) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.51% 0.103 42.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7955, 21.1014, 9.9207) |
| Luminance | 0.2110 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.63
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.25
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.44
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.89
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.96
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B56C4E #4E97B5
analogous
#B54E63 #B56C4E #B59F4E
triadic
#B56C4E #4EB56C #6C4EB5
tetradic
#B56C4E #63B54E #4E97B5 #9F4EB5
square
#B56C4E #63B54E #4E97B5 #9F4EB5
split-complementary
#B56C4E #4EB59F #4E63B5
monochromatic
#603928 #8B523A #B56C4E #C79079 #D9B4A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.02
#B56C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.22
#B56C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B56C4E
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B56C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B56C4E | 1.00 | 4.02 | 5.22 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F754B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91854D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C45F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b56c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 108, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.5% 0.103 42.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9780',
500: '#b56c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b56c4e; $custom-light: #cf9780; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b56c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 108,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.476,
"s": 41.036,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60511,
"c": 0.10299,
"h": 42.8
},
"luminance": 0.21099
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B56C4E
secondary
#99B9C6
accent
#ADD157
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C