#B17C66
Closest named color: Pinkish Brown (#B17261). oklch(63.4% 0.074 43.4), rgb(177, 124, 102).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.94:1).
About this color
#B17C66 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.074 and its hue 43°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pinkish Brown (#B17261), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.94:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.074) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Pinkish Brown (#B17261) |
| Black text | 5.94:1 |
| White text | 3.53:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B17C66 |
| RGB | rgb(177, 124, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 32%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.4% 0.074 43.4) |
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 #B17C66 | 3.53:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B17C66 | 5.94:1 | AA | Lc 41.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B17C66 text on white | 3.53:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B17C66 text on black | 5.94:1 | AA | Lc -38.9 | 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
#F8F4F3
oklch(97% 0.005 34.3)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E4
oklch(93.6% 0.01 48.6)
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Step 200
200
#E5D5CF
oklch(88.4% 0.02 41.8)
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Step 300
300
#D6BAAE
oklch(81% 0.036 44.6)
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Step 400
400
#C09584
oklch(70.6% 0.058 42.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B17C66
oklch(63.4% 0.074 43.4)
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Step 600
600
#9B634C
oklch(55.5% 0.081 43)
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Step 700
700
#84523D
oklch(49% 0.075 43.4)
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Step 800
800
#6C4433
oklch(42.9% 0.062 43.7)
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Step 900
900
#57392D
oklch(37.6% 0.047 42.6)
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Step 950
950
#33221A
oklch(27% 0.03 46.2)
#B17C66 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) | #898264 | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #968D66 | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BE7376 | 0.043 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.074 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B17C66
#B17C66
oklch(63.4% 0.074 43.4)
- #5594AB
#5594AB
oklch(63.3% 0.073 223.7)
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 #B17C66, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.025
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.036
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.036
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.037
- Brownish Pink #C27E79 ΔE 0.040
- Clay #B66A50 ΔE 0.044
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.045
- Adobe #BD6C48 ΔE 0.045
Use #B17C66 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.