#B57B2A#B57B2A
#B57B2A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.242; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.118 H 71.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B57B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 123, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32%, 76.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.25, 15.48, 50.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.25, 53.14, 73.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.85% 0.0385 0.1116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.85% 0.118 71) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5589, 24.1592, 5.4545) |
| Luminance | 0.2416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.96
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.06
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.28
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 5.46
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.56
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B57B2A #2A64B5
analogous
#B5352A #B57B2A #A9B52A
triadic
#B57B2A #2AB57B #7B2AB5
tetradic
#B57B2A #2AB535 #2A64B5 #B52AA9
square
#B57B2A #2AB535 #2A64B5 #B52AA9
split-complementary
#B57B2A #2AA9B5 #352AB5
monochromatic
#523713 #83591E #B57B2A #D49A48 #E0B579
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.60
#B57B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.83
#B57B2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B57B2A
5.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B57B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B57B2A | 1.00 | 3.60 | 5.83 | 5.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8C2C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C56D6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b57b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 123, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.118 71.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a169',
500: '#b57b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b57b2a; $custom-light: #d0a169; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b57b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 123,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.964,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6285,
"c": 0.11811,
"h": 71
},
"luminance": 0.24157
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B57B2A
secondary
#7396C8
accent
#86E542
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150E07
muted
#837E7A