#B58746

Closest named color: Dark Tan (#AF884A). oklch(65.5% 0.1 74), rgb(181, 135, 70).

Black text reads best on this color (6.51:1).

About this color

#B58746 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.100 and its hue 74°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Tan (#AF884A), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.51:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.100)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Dark Tan (#AF884A)
Black text	6.51:1
White text	3.22:1

Values

HEX	#B58746
RGB	rgb(181, 135, 70)
HSL	hsl(35, 44%, 49%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.5% 0.1 74)

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 #B58746	3.22:1	AA large text	Lc -64.8	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #B58746	6.51:1	AA	Lc 44.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#B58746 text on white	3.22:1	AA large text	Lc 59.3	Large or bold text, headings
#B58746 text on black	6.51:1	AA	Lc -42.4	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.

Step 50
50

#F8F5F1

oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
Step 100
100

#F0E9E0

oklch(93.7% 0.014 74.4)
Step 200
200

#E4D7C6

oklch(88.5% 0.027 74.7)
Step 300
300

#D4BD9E

oklch(81% 0.049 75.2)
Step 400
400

#BE9A69

oklch(70.8% 0.078 74.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#B58746

oklch(65.5% 0.1 74)
Step 600
600

#996819

oklch(55.6% 0.109 73.5)
Step 700
700

#825708

oklch(49.2% 0.101 74.7)
Step 800
800

#6A470E

oklch(42.7% 0.084 73.8)
Step 900
900

#563C15

oklch(37.7% 0.065 74.3)
Step 950
950

#32230E

oklch(26.9% 0.041 73.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#B58746 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)	#988940	0.049
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A39448	0.043
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#C47B78	0.084
Achromatopsia (no color)	#8F8F8F	0.100