#B56D4E#B56D4E
#B56D4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.102 H 43.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B56D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 109, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.8%, 56.9%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.29, 25.50, 29.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.29, 38.89, 49.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.69% 0.0739 0.0707) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.69% 0.102 43.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.9016, 21.3135, 9.9561) |
| Luminance | 0.2131 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.10
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.11
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.35
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.04
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.07
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B56D4E #4E96B5
analogous
#B54E62 #B56D4E #B5A04E
triadic
#B56D4E #4EB56D #6D4EB5
tetradic
#B56D4E #62B54E #4E96B5 #A04EB5
square
#B56D4E #62B54E #4E96B5 #A04EB5
split-complementary
#B56D4E #4EB5A0 #4E62B5
monochromatic
#603928 #8B533A #B56D4E #C79179 #D9B4A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#B56D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#B56D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B56D4E
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B56D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B56D4E | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80764B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91854D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C46065
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b56d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 109, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.102 43.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf9780',
500: '#b56d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b56d4e; $custom-light: #cf9780; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b56d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 109,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.058,
"s": 41.036,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60689,
"c": 0.10222,
"h": 43.7
},
"luminance": 0.21311
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B56D4E
secondary
#99B9C6
accent
#ACD157
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FAF2EE
border
#D3CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#837E7C