#B78B3E#B78B3E
#B78B3E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.108 H 78.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B78B3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 139, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 49%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 66%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24%, 66.1%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.68, 8.53, 46.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.68, 47.27, 79.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.42% 0.0208 0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.42% 0.108 78.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6323, 28.8824, 8.5706) |
| Luminance | 0.2888 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.03
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.91
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.49
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.94
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.18
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B78B3E #3E6AB7
analogous
#B74E3E #B78B3E #A6B73E
triadic
#B78B3E #3EB78B #8B3EB7
tetradic
#B78B3E #3EB74E #3E6AB7 #B73EA6
square
#B78B3E #3EB74E #3E6AB7 #B73EA6
split-complementary
#B78B3E #3EA6B7 #4E3EB7
monochromatic
#5C461F #89682F #B78B3E #CBA767 #DBC194
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#B78B3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.78
#B78B3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B78B3E
6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B78B3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B78B3E | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.78 | 6.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9C8C36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79741
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C67E7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b78b3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 139, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.108 78.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0ac76',
500: '#b78b3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b78b3e; $custom-light: #d0ac76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b78b3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 139,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.182,
"s": 49.388,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66417,
"c": 0.10816,
"h": 78.9
},
"luminance": 0.2888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B78B3E
secondary
#8AA0C6
accent
#81D94F
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4ED
border
#D3CEC8
text
#141009
muted
#837F7B