#B16E38
Closest named color: Clay Brown (#B2713D). oklch(60% 0.11 57.3), rgb(177, 110, 56).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.15:1).
About this color
#B16E38 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.110 and its hue 57°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Clay Brown (#B2713D), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.15:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.110) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Clay Brown (#B2713D) |
| Black text | 5.15:1 |
| White text | 4.07:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B16E38 |
| RGB | rgb(177, 110, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 52%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.11 57.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #B16E38 | 4.07:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B16E38 | 5.15:1 | AA | Lc 36.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B16E38 text on white | 4.07:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B16E38 text on black | 5.15:1 | AA | Lc -34.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8E0
oklch(93.7% 0.015 61.3)
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Step 200
200
#E9D5C6
oklch(88.5% 0.03 59.3)
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Step 300
300
#DCB99F
oklch(81% 0.054 58.5)
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Step 400
400
#CA936B
oklch(70.7% 0.086 56.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B16E38
oklch(60% 0.11 57.3)
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Step 600
600
#A65F1F
oklch(55.6% 0.119 57.7)
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Step 700
700
#8E4E10
oklch(49.1% 0.11 57.8)
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Step 800
800
#744012
oklch(42.7% 0.092 57.1)
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Step 900
900
#5E3717
oklch(37.8% 0.072 57.4)
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Step 950
950
#37200F
oklch(26.9% 0.045 55.9)
#B16E38 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #827532 | 0.083 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #928438 | 0.075 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C16062 | 0.076 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.110 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B16E38
#B16E38
oklch(60% 0.11 57.3)
- #3289BA
#3289BA
oklch(60% 0.11 237.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #B16E38, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.008
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.019
- Tiger's Eye #BC6C25 ΔE 0.022
- Copper #B66325 ΔE 0.026
- Brown Orange #B96902 ΔE 0.030
- Adobe #BD6C48 ΔE 0.030
- Caramel #AF6F09 ΔE 0.031
- Umber #B26400 ΔE 0.033
Use #B16E38 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.