#B2502B#B2502B
#B2502B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.138 H 40.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2502B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 80, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 75.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.15, 37.55, 40.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.15, 54.90, 46.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.99% 0.105 0.0889) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.99% 0.138 40.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6670, 15.3795, 4.1126) |
| Luminance | 0.1538 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.10
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.22
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.21
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.33
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.98
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2502B #2B8DB2
analogous
#B22B4A #B2502B #B2932B
triadic
#B2502B #2BB250 #502BB2
tetradic
#B2502B #4AB22B #2B8DB2 #932BB2
square
#B2502B #4AB22B #2B8DB2 #932BB2
split-complementary
#B2502B #2BB293 #2B4AB2
monochromatic
#4F2413 #813A1F #B2502B #D36E48 #DF9579
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.15
#B2502B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.08
#B2502B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B2502B
5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2502B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2502B | 1.00 | 5.15 | 4.08 | 5.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B6026
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837628
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33B48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2502b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 80, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.138 40.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08466',
500: '#b2502b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2502b; $custom-light: #d08466; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2502b",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 80,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.444,
"s": 61.086,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54991,
"c": 0.13762,
"h": 40.3
},
"luminance": 0.15377
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2502B
secondary
#72AFC7
accent
#B8E444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A