#B27B60
Closest named color: Pinkish Brown (#B17261). oklch(63.2% 0.079 47), rgb(178, 123, 96).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.89:1).
About this color
#B27B60 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.079 and its hue 47°. 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 5.89:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.079) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Pinkish Brown (#B17261) |
| Black text | 5.89:1 |
| White text | 3.56:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B27B60 |
| RGB | rgb(178, 123, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 35%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.079 47) |
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 #B27B60 | 3.56:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B27B60 | 5.89:1 | AA | Lc 41.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B27B60 text on white | 3.56:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B27B60 text on black | 5.89:1 | AA | Lc -38.6 | 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
#F1E8E4
oklch(93.7% 0.011 45.7)
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Step 200
200
#E6D5CD
oklch(88.5% 0.022 47)
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Step 300
300
#D7BAAC
oklch(81% 0.039 47.4)
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Step 400
400
#C29580
oklch(70.7% 0.062 46.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B27B60
oklch(63.2% 0.079 47)
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Step 600
600
#9D6346
oklch(55.6% 0.086 47)
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Step 700
700
#865238
oklch(49.2% 0.08 46.9)
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Step 800
800
#6D432E
oklch(42.7% 0.067 47)
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Step 900
900
#583929
oklch(37.7% 0.051 48)
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Step 950
950
#342118
oklch(26.9% 0.034 46.2)
#B27B60 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) | #8A815E | 0.067 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #978C60 | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BF7274 | 0.047 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.079 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B27B60
#B27B60
oklch(63.2% 0.079 47)
- #5194AF
#5194AF
oklch(63.3% 0.079 226.4)
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 #B27B60, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.024
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.031
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.032
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.032
- Adobe #BD6C48 ΔE 0.040
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.040
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.040
- Clay #B66A50 ΔE 0.041
Use #B27B60 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.