#B57E2E#B57E2E
#B57E2E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.116 H 72.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B57E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(181, 126, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 59%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 75%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.4%, 74.6%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, 13.98, 49.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 51.81, 74.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.46% 0.0347 0.1105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.46% 0.116 72.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0120, 24.9450, 5.9765) |
| Luminance | 0.2494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.00
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.68
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.23
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.25
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.73
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B57E2E #2E65B5
analogous
#B53B2E #B57E2E #A8B52E
triadic
#B57E2E #2EB57E #7E2EB5
tetradic
#B57E2E #2EB53B #2E65B5 #B52EA8
square
#B57E2E #2EB53B #2E65B5 #B52EA8
split-complementary
#B57E2E #2EA8B5 #3B2EB5
monochromatic
#533A15 #845C22 #B57E2E #D29C4E #DEB87F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#B57E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#B57E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B57E2E
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B57E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B57E2E | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918123
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8E30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C5706E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b57e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(181, 126, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.116 72.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0a36c',
500: '#b57e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b57e2e; $custom-light: #d0a36c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b57e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 181,
"g": 126,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.556,
"s": 59.471,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63463,
"c": 0.11583,
"h": 72.6
},
"luminance": 0.24943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B57E2E
secondary
#7898C7
accent
#85E345
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EC
border
#D3CDC7
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A