Golden Brown #B27A01
Golden Brown is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange with hex code #B27A01 and RGB rgb(178, 122, 1).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.67:1).
About this color
#B27A01 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.130 and its hue 77°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Golden Brown. Black text reads best on it, at 5.67:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.130) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Golden Brown |
| Black text | 5.67:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Colors that go with Golden Brown
Matches found by rotating Golden Brown around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Golden Brown
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Golden Brown, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Golden Brown, with their ΔE distance.
- Mustard Brown #AC7E04 ΔE 0.014
- Bronze #A87900 ΔE 0.018
- Caramel #AF6F09 ΔE 0.030
- Dark Goldenrod #B8860B ΔE 0.033
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.035
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.041
- Brown Orange #B96902 ΔE 0.043
- Yellowy Brown #AE8B0C ΔE 0.043
More about Golden Brown
How to make Golden Brown
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 4 parts orange
- 1 part blue
Recipe result: #A87E28, a difference of ΔE 0.020 from Golden Brown. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Golden Brown in every format
| HEX | #B27A01 |
| RGB | rgb(178, 122, 1) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 99%, 35%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.1% 0.13 76.6) |
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 #B27A01 | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #B27A01 | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc 39.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #B27A01 text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #B27A01 text on black | 5.67:1 | AA | Lc -37.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Golden Brown
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
#F9F5EF
oklch(97.2% 0.009 78.3)
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Step 100
100
#F1E9DD
oklch(93.7% 0.018 78.2)
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Step 200
200
#E7D7C0
oklch(88.6% 0.036 77.1)
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Step 300
300
#D8BC93
oklch(80.9% 0.063 77.1)
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Step 400
400
#C49853
oklch(70.7% 0.102 77.1)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#B27A01
oklch(62.1% 0.13 76.6)
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Step 600
600
#996800
oklch(55.5% 0.116 76.4)
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Step 700
700
#815700
oklch(49% 0.103 76.4)
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Step 800
800
#6A4700
oklch(42.6% 0.089 76.7)
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Step 900
900
#593B00
oklch(37.8% 0.079 76.7)
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Step 950
950
#352202
oklch(26.9% 0.054 76.3)
Golden Brown 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) | #8F7D00 | 0.060 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9C8A0B | 0.053 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #C36B67 | 0.110 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.130 |
Use Golden Brown 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.