Palettes / Colors / #B37536

#B37536 — Muted Orange

#B37536 is a orange color we call Muted Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #B37536 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B37536 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3675B5; it also sits naturally between #B53636 and #B5B536. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 70% · Green 46% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 70% · Key 30%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B37536

.text { color: #B37536; }
.background { background-color: #B37536; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B37536; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(179, 117, 54); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 54%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B37536; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(179, 117, 54, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B37536; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(179, 117, 54, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B37536">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B37536">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3675B5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B37536: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B37536

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B37536 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B37536 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B37535  ·  #B37537 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B37536?

#B37536 is Muted Orange, a orange color (RGB 179, 117, 54). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B37536?

#B37536 is RGB 179, 117, 54 — HSL 30°, 54%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 70%, 30%.

What colors go with #B37536?

Its complement is #3675B5; analogous partners are #B53636 and #B5B536. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B37536 for text?

Black text on #B37536 has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.81:1.