#B2512C#B2512C
#B2512C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.136 H 40.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2512C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 81, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 75.3%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.36, 37.09, 39.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.36, 54.37, 46.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.15% 0.1038 0.0885) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.15% 0.136 40.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7593, 15.5345, 4.2350) |
| Luminance | 0.1553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.07
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.43
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.25
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.34
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.88
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2512C #2C8DB2
analogous
#B22C4A #B2512C #B2942C
triadic
#B2512C #2CB251 #512CB2
tetradic
#B2512C #4AB22C #2C8DB2 #942CB2
square
#B2512C #4AB22C #2C8DB2 #942CB2
split-complementary
#B2512C #2CB294 #2C4AB2
monochromatic
#502414 #813B20 #B2512C #D26F49 #DE967A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.11
#B2512C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#B2512C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B2512C
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2512C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2512C | 1.00 | 5.11 | 4.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6028
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83762A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33C49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2512c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 81, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.136 40.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08467',
500: '#b2512c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2512c; $custom-light: #d08467; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2512c",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 81,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.567,
"s": 60.36,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55152,
"c": 0.13641,
"h": 40.5
},
"luminance": 0.15532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2512C
secondary
#73AFC6
accent
#B8E444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A