#B88A2B#B88A2B
#B88A2B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.121 H 81.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B88A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 138, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 62%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 77%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 76.6%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.38, 8.53, 54.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.38, 55.19, 81.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.16% 0.0183 0.1196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.16% 0.121 81.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2936, 28.5439, 6.2517) |
| Luminance | 0.2854 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.48
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.01
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.51
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.88
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.34
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B88A2B #2B59B8
analogous
#B8442B #B88A2B #9FB82B
triadic
#B88A2B #2BB88A #8A2BB8
tetradic
#B88A2B #2BB844 #2B59B8 #B82B9F
square
#B88A2B #2BB844 #2B59B8 #B82B9F
split-complementary
#B88A2B #2B9FB8 #442BB8
monochromatic
#554014 #86651F #B88A2B #D5A84B #E1C07D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.13
#B88A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.71
#B88A2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B88A2B
6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B88A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B88A2B | 1.00 | 3.13 | 6.71 | 6.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8B1C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8962F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C87C77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b88a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 138, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.121 81.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ab6b',
500: '#b88a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b88a2b; $custom-light: #d2ab6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b88a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 138,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.426,
"s": 62.115,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66156,
"c": 0.12099,
"h": 81.3
},
"luminance": 0.28542
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B88A2B
secondary
#7691C9
accent
#78E543
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EC
border
#D4CEC7
text
#151007
muted
#837F7A