#B2512E#B2512E
#B2512E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.136 H 39.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2512E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 81, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.5%, 74.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.38, 37.18, 38.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.38, 53.68, 46.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.17% 0.1044 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.17% 0.136 39.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7978, 15.5499, 4.4378) |
| Luminance | 0.1555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.23
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.73
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.68
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.87
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.37
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2512E #2E8FB2
analogous
#B22E4D #B2512E #B2932E
triadic
#B2512E #2EB251 #512EB2
tetradic
#B2512E #4DB22E #2E8FB2 #932EB2
square
#B2512E #4DB22E #2E8FB2 #932EB2
split-complementary
#B2512E #2EB293 #2E4DB2
monochromatic
#512515 #813B21 #B2512E #D16F4C #DD977D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.11
#B2512E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#B2512E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B2512E
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2512E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2512E | 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)
#6C612A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83762C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33C49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2512e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 81, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.136 39.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08468',
500: '#b2512e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2512e; $custom-light: #d08468; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2512e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 81,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.909,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55174,
"c": 0.13576,
"h": 39.7
},
"luminance": 0.15547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2512E
secondary
#76B1C6
accent
#B9E246
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A