#B78B2E#B78B2E
#B78B2E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.119 H 82.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B78B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 139, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 74.9%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.54, 7.66, 53.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.54, 54.00, 81.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.27% 0.0162 0.118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.27% 0.119 82.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2561, 28.7319, 6.5892) |
| Luminance | 0.2873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.91
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.03
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.60
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.76
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.17
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B78B2E #2E5AB7
analogous
#B7472E #B78B2E #9EB72E
triadic
#B78B2E #2EB78B #8B2EB7
tetradic
#B78B2E #2EB747 #2E5AB7 #B72E9E
square
#B78B2E #2EB747 #2E5AB7 #B72E9E
split-complementary
#B78B2E #2E9EB7 #472EB7
monochromatic
#554115 #866622 #B78B2E #D3A94F #DFC180
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#B78B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.75
#B78B2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B78B2E
6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B78B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B78B2E | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.75 | 6.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8B20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89732
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C77E78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b78b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 139, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.119 82.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ac6d',
500: '#b78b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b78b2e; $custom-light: #d1ac6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b78b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 139,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.73,
"s": 59.825,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66269,
"c": 0.1191,
"h": 82.2
},
"luminance": 0.2873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B78B2E
secondary
#7992C8
accent
#78E345
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EC
border
#D3CEC7
text
#151007
muted
#837F7A