#B67D5D
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(64% 0.084 50), rgb(182, 125, 93).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.08:1).
About this color
#B67D5D is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.084 and its hue 50°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.027 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.08:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.084) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.08:1 |
| White text | 3.45:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B67D5D |
| RGB | rgb(182, 125, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 38%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.084 50) |
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 #B67D5D | 3.45:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B67D5D | 6.08:1 | AA | Lc 42.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B67D5D text on white | 3.45:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B67D5D text on black | 6.08:1 | 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
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E3
oklch(93.7% 0.012 51.3)
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Step 200
200
#E6D5CC
oklch(88.4% 0.023 49.9)
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Step 300
300
#D8BAA9
oklch(81% 0.042 51.4)
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Step 400
400
#C3957C
oklch(70.7% 0.066 49.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B67D5D
oklch(64% 0.084 50)
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Step 600
600
#9E6240
oklch(55.5% 0.092 49.6)
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Step 700
700
#875132
oklch(49% 0.085 49.7)
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Step 800
800
#6E432A
oklch(42.8% 0.071 50.2)
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Step 900
900
#593926
oklch(37.7% 0.055 51.1)
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Step 950
950
#342117
oklch(26.9% 0.034 48.6)
#B67D5D 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) | #8D835B | 0.068 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9A8F5D | 0.064 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C47375 | 0.053 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.085 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B67D5D
#B67D5D
oklch(64% 0.084 50)
- #5196B6
#5196B6
oklch(64.1% 0.085 230.1)
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 #B67D5D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.027
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.030
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.033
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.034
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.039
- Adobe #BD6C48 ΔE 0.041
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.041
- Brownish Pink #C27E79 ΔE 0.044
Use #B67D5D 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.