#B57E2B#B57E2B
#B57E2B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.118 H 73.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B57E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 126, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 62%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 76.2%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.00, 13.85, 51.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.00, 52.99, 74.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.44% 0.0339 0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.44% 0.118 73.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9549, 24.9222, 5.6759) |
| Luminance | 0.2492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.56
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.00
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.19
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.31
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.34
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B57E2B #2B62B5
analogous
#B5392B #B57E2B #A7B52B
triadic
#B57E2B #2BB57E #7E2BB5
tetradic
#B57E2B #2BB539 #2B62B5 #B52BA7
square
#B57E2B #2BB539 #2B62B5 #B52BA7
split-complementary
#B57E2B #2BA7B5 #392BB5
monochromatic
#523914 #845C1F #B57E2B #D49D49 #E0B77B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B57E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#B57E2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B57E2B
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B57E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B57E2B | 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)
#91811F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8E2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b57e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 126, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.118 73.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a36a',
500: '#b57e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b57e2b; $custom-light: #d0a36a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b57e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 126,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.087,
"s": 61.607,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63439,
"c": 0.11754,
"h": 73.2
},
"luminance": 0.2492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B57E2B
secondary
#7495C8
accent
#84E543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A