#B8872E#B8872E
#B8872E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.119 H 78.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B8872E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 135, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 75%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 75%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.63, 10.32, 52.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.63, 53.60, 78.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.58% 0.0238 0.1161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.58% 0.119 78.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9262, 27.7178, 6.4108) |
| Luminance | 0.2772 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.11
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.55
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.64
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.69
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.42
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B8872E #2E5FB8
analogous
#B8422E #B8872E #A4B82E
triadic
#B8872E #2EB887 #872EB8
tetradic
#B8872E #2EB842 #2E5FB8 #B82EA4
square
#B8872E #2EB842 #2E5FB8 #B82EA4
split-complementary
#B8872E #2EA4B8 #422EB8
monochromatic
#563F16 #876322 #B8872E #D3A550 #DFBE81
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#B8872E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#B8872E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B8872E
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B8872E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B8872E | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.54 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A8821
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59531
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C87975
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b8872e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 135, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.119 78.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2a96d',
500: '#b8872e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b8872e; $custom-light: #d2a96d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b8872e",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 135,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.696,
"s": 60,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6558,
"c": 0.11854,
"h": 78.4
},
"luminance": 0.27716
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B8872E
secondary
#7995C8
accent
#7DE345
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EC
border
#D4CEC7
text
#150F07
muted
#837F7A