#B37E66
Closest named color: Pinkish Brown (#B17261). oklch(64% 0.075 45.3), rgb(179, 126, 102).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.09:1).
About this color
#B37E66 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.075 and its hue 45°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pinkish Brown (#B17261), ΔE 0.031 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.09:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.075) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Pinkish Brown (#B17261) |
| Black text | 6.09:1 |
| White text | 3.44:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B37E66 |
| RGB | rgb(179, 126, 102) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 34%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.075 45.3) |
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 #B37E66 | 3.44:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B37E66 | 6.09:1 | AA | Lc 42.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B37E66 text on white | 3.44:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B37E66 text on black | 6.09:1 | AA | Lc -39.8 | 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
#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
#E5D5CE
oklch(88.4% 0.02 45.2)
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Step 300
300
#D6BAAD
oklch(80.9% 0.037 46.4)
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Step 400
400
#C09682
oklch(70.7% 0.058 46.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B37E66
oklch(64% 0.075 45.3)
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Step 600
600
#9B644A
oklch(55.7% 0.081 45.9)
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Step 700
700
#84523B
oklch(49% 0.076 45.2)
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Step 800
800
#6C4431
oklch(42.8% 0.063 46)
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Step 900
900
#57392B
oklch(37.6% 0.049 45.8)
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Step 950
950
#33221A
oklch(27% 0.03 46.2)
#B37E66 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) | #8C8364 | 0.064 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #988F66 | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C07578 | 0.045 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.075 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B37E66
#B37E66
oklch(64% 0.075 45.3)
- #5796AF
#5796AF
oklch(64% 0.075 225.7)
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 #B37E66, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.031
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.034
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.037
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.037
- Brownish Pink #C27E79 ΔE 0.038
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.044
- Adobe #BD6C48 ΔE 0.048
- Pale Brown #B1916E ΔE 0.048
Use #B37E66 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.