#B2512B#B2512B
#B2512B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.137 H 40.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2512B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 81, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 75.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.35, 37.04, 40.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.35, 54.71, 47.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.14% 0.1035 0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.14% 0.137 40.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7407, 15.5270, 4.1372) |
| Luminance | 0.1552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.02
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.30
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.04
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.08
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.65
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2512B #2B8CB2
analogous
#B22B48 #B2512B #B2942B
triadic
#B2512B #2BB251 #512BB2
tetradic
#B2512B #48B22B #2B8CB2 #942BB2
square
#B2512B #48B22B #2B8CB2 #942BB2
split-complementary
#B2512B #2BB294 #2B48B2
monochromatic
#4F2413 #813B1F #B2512B #D36F48 #DF9579
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#B2512B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#B2512B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B2512B
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2512B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2512B | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6026
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837628
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33C49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2512b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 81, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.137 40.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08466',
500: '#b2512b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2512b; $custom-light: #d08466; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2512b",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 81,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.889,
"s": 61.086,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55141,
"c": 0.13673,
"h": 40.8
},
"luminance": 0.15524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2512B
secondary
#72AFC7
accent
#B7E444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A