#B78C26#B78C26
#B78C26 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.124 H 84.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B78C26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(183, 140, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 66%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 79%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.5%, 79.2%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.75, 6.78, 56.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.75, 57.12, 83.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.42% 0.0127 0.1233) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.42% 0.124 84.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2583, 28.9655, 5.8833) |
| Luminance | 0.2896 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.63
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 3.00
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.53
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B78C26 #2651B7
analogous
#B74326 #B78C26 #99B726
triadic
#B78C26 #26B78C #8C26B7
tetradic
#B78C26 #26B743 #2651B7 #B72699
square
#B78C26 #26B743 #2651B7 #B72699
split-complementary
#B78C26 #2699B7 #4326B7
monochromatic
#523E11 #84651B #B78C26 #D8AC42 #E2C275
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.09
#B78C26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.79
#B78C26 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B78C26
6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B78C26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B78C26 | 1.00 | 3.09 | 6.79 | 6.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8C12
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9972B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C77E78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b78c26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(183, 140, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.124 84.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ad69',
500: '#b78c26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b78c26; $custom-light: #d1ad69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b78c26",
"rgb": {
"r": 183,
"g": 140,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.207,
"s": 65.611,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66416,
"c": 0.1239,
"h": 84.1
},
"luminance": 0.28963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B78C26
secondary
#6F8ACA
accent
#71E93F
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#151007
muted
#837F7A