#B87E40
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(64% 0.106 65.6), rgb(184, 126, 64).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.09:1).
About this color
#B87E40 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 66°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.022 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.09:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.106) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.09:1 |
| White text | 3.44:1 |
Values
| HEX | #B87E40 |
| RGB | rgb(184, 126, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 48%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.106 65.6) |
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 #B87E40 | 3.44:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B87E40 | 6.09:1 | AA | Lc 42.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B87E40 text on white | 3.44:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B87E40 text on black | 6.09:1 | AA | Lc -39.9 | 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
#E7D6C6
oklch(88.6% 0.029 65.7)
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Step 300
300
#D9BA9E
oklch(80.9% 0.052 64.1)
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Step 400
400
#C59668
oklch(70.7% 0.084 65.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B87E40
oklch(64% 0.106 65.6)
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Step 600
600
#A06317
oklch(55.5% 0.115 65.6)
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Step 700
700
#895205
oklch(49.1% 0.107 65.8)
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Step 800
800
#6F430C
oklch(42.6% 0.089 65.5)
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Step 900
900
#5A3914
oklch(37.6% 0.069 65.7)
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Step 950
950
#35220D
oklch(27.1% 0.044 66.7)
#B87E40 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) | #91823A | 0.067 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9E9041 | 0.061 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C87170 | 0.082 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.107 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #B87E40
#B87E40
oklch(64% 0.106 65.6)
- #5192C9
#5192C9
oklch(64% 0.107 246)
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 #B87E40, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.022
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.024
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.027
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.030
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.035
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.035
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.036
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.038
Use #B87E40 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.