#B77D65
Closest named color: Pinkish Brown (#B17261). oklch(64.3% 0.081 43.3), rgb(183, 125, 101).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.13:1).
About this color
#B77D65 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.081 and its hue 43°. 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 6.13:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.081) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Pinkish Brown (#B17261) |
| Black text | 6.13:1 |
| White text | 3.42:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B77D65 |
| RGB | rgb(183, 125, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 36%, 56%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.3% 0.081 43.3) |
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 #B77D65 | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B77D65 | 6.13:1 | AA | Lc 42.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B77D65 text on white | 3.42:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B77D65 text on black | 6.13:1 | AA | Lc -40.1 | 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
#F9F4F3
oklch(97.1% 0.006 31.1)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E4
oklch(93.7% 0.011 45.7)
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Step 200
200
#E7D5CE
oklch(88.6% 0.022 42.6)
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Step 300
300
#D8B9AD
oklch(80.9% 0.04 42.3)
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Step 400
400
#C39481
oklch(70.6% 0.063 43)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B77D65
oklch(64.3% 0.081 43.3)
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Step 600
600
#9E6248
oklch(55.6% 0.087 44)
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Step 700
700
#87513A
oklch(49.2% 0.081 43.6)
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Step 800
800
#6E4230
oklch(42.7% 0.068 42.8)
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Step 900
900
#59382A
oklch(37.6% 0.053 43.7)
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Step 950
950
#342119
oklch(26.9% 0.033 43.7)
#B77D65 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) | #8C8363 | 0.071 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #998F65 | 0.066 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C57377 | 0.047 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.081 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B77D65
#B77D65
oklch(64.3% 0.081 43.3)
- #5198B1
#5198B1
oklch(64.3% 0.08 223.3)
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 #B77D65, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.031
- Brownish Pink #C27E79 ΔE 0.034
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.037
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.040
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.042
- Adobe #BD6C48 ΔE 0.044
- Clay #B66A50 ΔE 0.047
- Dusty Rose #C0737A ΔE 0.047
Use #B77D65 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.