#B67E43
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(63.8% 0.103 65.5), rgb(182, 126, 67).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.05:1).
About this color
#B67E43 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.103 and its hue 66°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.05:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.103) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.05:1 |
| White text | 3.46:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B67E43 |
| RGB | rgb(182, 126, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 46%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.8% 0.103 65.5) |
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 #B67E43 | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B67E43 | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc 42.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B67E43 text on white | 3.46:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B67E43 text on black | 6.05:1 | AA | Lc -39.6 | 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
#F9F5F1
oklch(97.2% 0.007 67.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E0
oklch(93.6% 0.015 64.3)
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Step 200
200
#E6D6C6
oklch(88.5% 0.028 67.5)
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Step 300
300
#D8BB9F
oklch(81% 0.051 66)
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Step 400
400
#C3976A
oklch(70.7% 0.08 66.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B67E43
oklch(63.8% 0.103 65.5)
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Step 600
600
#9F641D
oklch(55.6% 0.112 65.7)
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Step 700
700
#88530E
oklch(49.2% 0.104 66)
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Step 800
800
#6E4411
oklch(42.7% 0.085 66)
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Step 900
900
#5A3A16
oklch(37.8% 0.068 66.2)
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Step 950
950
#35220E
oklch(27.1% 0.043 65.6)
#B67E43 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) | #90823D | 0.065 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9D8F44 | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C57170 | 0.079 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.103 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B67E43
#B67E43
oklch(63.8% 0.103 65.5)
- #5291C6
#5291C6
oklch(63.7% 0.103 245.8)
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 #B67E43, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.018
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.020
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.026
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.027
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.031
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.033
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.034
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.039
Use #B67E43 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.