#B8743C#B8743C
#B8743C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.112 H 58.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8743C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 116, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(27, 67%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 67.4%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.08, 21.60, 41.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.08, 46.61, 62.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.08% 0.0591 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.08% 0.112 58) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8302, 23.0099, 7.3024) |
| Luminance | 0.2301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 1.65
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 1.73
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.48
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 5.49
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.57
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8743C #3C80B8
analogous
#B83C42 #B8743C #B8B23C
triadic
#B8743C #3CB874 #743CB8
tetradic
#B8743C #42B83C #3C80B8 #B23CB8
square
#B8743C #42B83C #3C80B8 #B23CB8
split-complementary
#B8743C #3CB8B2 #3C42B8
monochromatic
#5C3A1E #8A572D #B8743C #CD9465 #DCB493
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#B8743C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#B8743C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B8743C
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8743C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8743C | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#887B36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988A3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C86667
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8743c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 116, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.112 58.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d29c74',
500: '#b8743c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8743c; $custom-light: #d29c74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8743c",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 116,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.097,
"s": 50.82,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62078,
"c": 0.11159,
"h": 58
},
"luminance": 0.23007
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8743C
secondary
#89ABC7
accent
#9BDA4D
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150E08
muted
#837E7B