#B57E2A#B57E2A
#B57E2A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.118 H 73.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B57E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 126, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 77%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 76.8%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.99, 13.80, 51.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.99, 53.37, 75.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.43% 0.0337 0.1132) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.43% 0.118 73.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9368, 24.9149, 5.5804) |
| Luminance | 0.2491 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.42
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.11
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.18
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.18
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.22
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B57E2A #2A61B5
analogous
#B5382A #B57E2A #A6B52A
triadic
#B57E2A #2AB57E #7E2AB5
tetradic
#B57E2A #2AB538 #2A61B5 #B52AA6
square
#B57E2A #2AB538 #2A61B5 #B52AA6
split-complementary
#B57E2A #2AA6B5 #382AB5
monochromatic
#523913 #835B1E #B57E2A #D49D48 #E0B779
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B57E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#B57E2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B57E2A
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B57E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B57E2A | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.98 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91811D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8E2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b57e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 126, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.118 73.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a369',
500: '#b57e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b57e2a; $custom-light: #d0a369; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b57e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 126,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.259,
"s": 62.332,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63431,
"c": 0.11809,
"h": 73.4
},
"luminance": 0.24913
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B57E2A
secondary
#7395C8
accent
#83E542
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A