#B17857
Closest named color: Pinkish Brown (#B17261). oklch(62.4% 0.086 50.7), rgb(177, 120, 87).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.69:1).
About this color
#B17857 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.086 and its hue 51°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pinkish Brown (#B17261), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.69:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.086) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Pinkish Brown (#B17261) |
| Black text | 5.69:1 |
| White text | 3.68:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B17857 |
| RGB | rgb(177, 120, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 37%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.4% 0.086 50.7) |
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 #B17857 | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B17857 | 5.69:1 | AA | Lc 39.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B17857 text on white | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B17857 text on black | 5.69:1 | AA | Lc -37.4 | 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
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E3
oklch(93.7% 0.012 51.3)
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Step 200
200
#E7D5CC
oklch(88.5% 0.024 48.4)
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Step 300
300
#D8BAA9
oklch(81% 0.042 51.4)
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Step 400
400
#C3957B
oklch(70.7% 0.067 50.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B17857
oklch(62.4% 0.086 50.7)
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Step 600
600
#9F623F
oklch(55.6% 0.093 49.8)
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Step 700
700
#875131
oklch(49% 0.086 50.3)
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Step 800
800
#6E4329
oklch(42.7% 0.071 51)
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Step 900
900
#593925
oklch(37.7% 0.055 52.3)
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Step 950
950
#342116
oklch(26.9% 0.035 50.8)
#B17857 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) | #887E54 | 0.069 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #958A57 | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BF6D70 | 0.056 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.086 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B17857
#B17857
oklch(62.4% 0.086 50.7)
- #4B91B1
#4B91B1
oklch(62.4% 0.085 229.9)
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 #B17857, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.024
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.026
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.027
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.029
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.029
- Adobe #BD6C48 ΔE 0.033
- Clay #B66A50 ΔE 0.034
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.036
Use #B17857 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.