#B8832B#B8832B
#B8832B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.120 H 75.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8832B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 131, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.8%, 76.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.60, 12.40, 52.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.60, 54.26, 76.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.77% 0.0295 0.116) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.77% 0.12 75.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3215, 26.5997, 5.9277) |
| Luminance | 0.2660 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.76
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.89
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.68
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.00
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.37
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8832B #2B60B8
analogous
#B83D2B #B8832B #A7B82B
triadic
#B8832B #2BB883 #832BB8
tetradic
#B8832B #2BB83D #2B60B8 #B82BA7
square
#B8832B #2BB83D #2B60B8 #B82BA7
split-complementary
#B8832B #2BA7B8 #3D2BB8
monochromatic
#553C14 #86601F #B8832B #D5A14B #E1BB7D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#B8832B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.32
#B8832B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B8832B
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8832B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8832B | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96851E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3922E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C87571
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8832b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 131, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.120 75.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2a66b',
500: '#b8832b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8832b; $custom-light: #d2a66b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8832b",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 131,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.447,
"s": 62.115,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64767,
"c": 0.11965,
"h": 75.7
},
"luminance": 0.26597
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8832B
secondary
#7695C9
accent
#80E543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A