#B0542D#B0542D

#B0542D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.131 H 42.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B0542D
RGB	rgb(176, 84, 45)
HSL	hsl(18, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(18, 74%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.3%, 74.4%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.66, 34.80, 39.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.66, 52.61, 48.59°)
OKLab	oklab(55.33% 0.0972 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(55.33% 0.131 42.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.5505, 15.7629, 4.3898)
Luminance	0.1576 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B0542D #2D89B0

analogous

#B02D47 #B0542D #B0952D

triadic

#B0542D #2DB054 #542DB0

tetradic

#B0542D #47B02D #2D89B0 #952DB0

square

#B0542D #47B02D #2D89B0 #952DB0

split-complementary

#B0542D #2DB095 #2D47B0

monochromatic

#4F2514 #7F3D21 #B0542D #D1724A #DD987A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#B0542D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#B0542D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B0542D

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B0542D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B0542D	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6228

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84762B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C1414C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b0542d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(176, 84, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.131 42.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce8668',
    500: '#b0542d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b0542d;
$custom-light: #ce8668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b0542d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 176,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.863,
    "s": 59.276,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55325,
    "c": 0.13124,
    "h": 42.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1576
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B0542D

secondary

#73ADC5

accent

#B4E245

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEB

border

#D4CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B0542D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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