#B74C28#B74C28
#B74C28 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.148 H 38.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B74C28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 76, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 78%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 58.5%, 78.1%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.17, 41.33, 41.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.17, 58.83, 45.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.15% 0.1156 0.0917) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.15% 0.148 38.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4982, 15.3924, 3.7934) |
| Luminance | 0.1539 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.74
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.06
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.37
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.97
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.01
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B74C28 #2893B7
analogous
#B7284B #B74C28 #B79328
triadic
#B74C28 #28B74C #4C28B7
tetradic
#B74C28 #4BB728 #2893B7 #9328B7
square
#B74C28 #4BB728 #2893B7 #9328B7
split-complementary
#B74C28 #28B793 #284BB7
monochromatic
#532212 #85371D #B74C28 #D66A46 #E19278
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.15
#B74C28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#B74C28 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B74C28
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B74C28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B74C28 | 1.00 | 5.15 | 4.08 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5E23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847624
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C93345
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b74c28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 76, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.148 38.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48164',
500: '#b74c28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b74c28; $custom-light: #d48164; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b74c28",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 76,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.105,
"s": 64.126,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55153,
"c": 0.14758,
"h": 38.4
},
"luminance": 0.15389
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B74C28
secondary
#72B3C9
accent
#BDE741
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCEFEB
border
#D5CAC6
text
#160B05
muted
#847C7A