#B68350
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(65% 0.092 65), rgb(182, 131, 80).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.35:1).
About this color
#B68350 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.092 and its hue 65°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.35:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.092) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.35:1 |
| White text | 3.30:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B68350 |
| RGB | rgb(182, 131, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 41%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.092 65) |
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 #B68350 | 3.30:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B68350 | 6.35:1 | AA | Lc 43.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B68350 text on white | 3.30:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B68350 text on black | 6.35:1 | AA | Lc -41.4 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E1
oklch(93.5% 0.013 63.9)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6C8
oklch(88.4% 0.025 65.5)
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Step 300
300
#D6BBA3
oklch(80.9% 0.045 63.8)
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Step 400
400
#C09871
oklch(70.7% 0.072 65.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B68350
oklch(65% 0.092 65)
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Step 600
600
#9B662C
oklch(55.6% 0.1 65.3)
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Step 700
700
#85541F
oklch(49.1% 0.093 64.2)
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Step 800
800
#6C451C
oklch(42.7% 0.077 64.2)
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Step 900
900
#583A1D
oklch(37.7% 0.06 63.2)
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Step 950
950
#332212
oklch(26.9% 0.037 63.4)
#B68350 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) | #93864C | 0.058 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9F9251 | 0.052 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C57877 | 0.071 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.092 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B68350
#B68350
oklch(65% 0.092 65)
- #5C95C4
#5C95C4
oklch(65% 0.093 244.8)
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 #B68350, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.017
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.020
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.024
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.029
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.033
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.035
- Dark Beige #AC9362 ΔE 0.041
- Pale Brown #B1916E ΔE 0.042
Use #B68350 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.