#B78A4E#B78A4E
#B78A4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.095 H 72.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B78A4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 138, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 42%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 57%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 57.4%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.60, 10.23, 38.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.60, 39.74, 75.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.42% 0.028 0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.42% 0.095 72.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9937, 28.7963, 11.1847) |
| Luminance | 0.2879 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 2.36
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.56
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 3.97
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.32
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.68
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B78A4E #4E7BB7
analogous
#B7554E #B78A4E #AFB74E
triadic
#B78A4E #4EB78A #8A4EB7
tetradic
#B78A4E #4EB755 #4E7BB7 #B74EAF
square
#B78A4E #4EB755 #4E7BB7 #B74EAF
split-complementary
#B78A4E #4EAFB7 #554EB7
monochromatic
#634928 #8E6A3A #B78A4E #C9A77A #DAC4A5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#B78A4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.76
#B78A4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B78A4E
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B78A4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B78A4E | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A8C49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5964F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C57F7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b78a4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 138, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.095 72.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cfac81',
500: '#b78a4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b78a4e; $custom-light: #cfac81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b78a4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 138,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.286,
"s": 42.169,
"l": 51.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66415,
"c": 0.09494,
"h": 72.9
},
"luminance": 0.28794
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B78A4E
secondary
#99ADC8
accent
#8BD256
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4EE
border
#D3CEC9
text
#14100A
muted
#837F7C