#B17E40
Closest named color: Tan Brown (#AB7E4C). oklch(63.2% 0.101 69.5), rgb(177, 126, 64).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.92:1).
About this color
#B17E40 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.101 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Tan Brown (#AB7E4C), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.92:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.101) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Tan Brown (#AB7E4C) |
| Black text | 5.92:1 |
| White text | 3.54:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B17E40 |
| RGB | rgb(177, 126, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 47%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.101 69.5) |
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 #B17E40 | 3.54:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B17E40 | 5.92:1 | AA | Lc 41.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B17E40 text on white | 3.54:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B17E40 text on black | 5.92:1 | AA | Lc -38.8 | 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
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E0
oklch(93.5% 0.014 67.7)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6C6
oklch(88.4% 0.027 69.3)
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Step 300
300
#D6BC9F
oklch(81% 0.049 70.1)
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Step 400
400
#C1986A
oklch(70.7% 0.079 69.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B17E40
oklch(63.2% 0.101 69.5)
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Step 600
600
#9C661C
oklch(55.6% 0.11 69.4)
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Step 700
700
#85540C
oklch(49% 0.102 69.1)
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Step 800
800
#6C450F
oklch(42.6% 0.085 69.4)
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Step 900
900
#583B16
oklch(37.8% 0.066 69.9)
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Step 950
950
#34230E
oklch(27.2% 0.042 70.2)
#B17E40 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) | #8F813A | 0.058 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9B8D41 | 0.052 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C07270 | 0.081 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.101 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B17E40
#B17E40
oklch(63.2% 0.101 69.5)
- #578EC4
#578EC4
oklch(63.1% 0.101 249.3)
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 #B17E40, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.015
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.016
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.020
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.025
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.026
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.028
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.033
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.034
Use #B17E40 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.