#B78A30#B78A30
#B78A30 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 66.1% C 0.118 H 81.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B78A30 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 138, 48) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 58%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 74%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 73.8%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.30, 8.31, 52.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.30, 53.04, 80.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.08% 0.0183 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.08% 0.118 81.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1523, 28.4598, 6.7536) |
| Luminance | 0.2846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.04
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.56
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.72
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.74
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.17
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B78A30 #305DB7
analogous
#B74630 #B78A30 #A0B730
triadic
#B78A30 #30B78A #8A30B7
tetradic
#B78A30 #30B746 #305DB7 #B730A0
square
#B78A30 #30B746 #305DB7 #B730A0
split-complementary
#B78A30 #30A0B7 #4630B7
monochromatic
#564117 #876523 #B78A30 #D2A752 #DEC083
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#B78A30 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.69
#B78A30 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B78A30
6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B78A30 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B78A30 | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.69 | 6.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8B23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79634
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C77D78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b78a30; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 138, 48); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.1% 0.118 81.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ab6e',
500: '#b78a30',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b78a30; $custom-light: #d1ab6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b78a30",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 138,
"b": 48
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 58.442,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66084,
"c": 0.11757,
"h": 81.1
},
"luminance": 0.28458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B78A30
secondary
#7B95C8
accent
#7AE246
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#151007
muted
#837F7A