#B2522B#B2522B
#B2522B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.136 H 41.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2522B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 82, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 61%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 76%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 75.8%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.55, 36.53, 40.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.55, 54.52, 47.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.29% 0.1019 0.0898) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.29% 0.136 41.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8156, 15.6768, 4.1622) |
| Luminance | 0.1567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.97
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.42
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.84
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.90
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.33
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2522B #2B8BB2
analogous
#B22B48 #B2522B #B2952B
triadic
#B2522B #2BB252 #522BB2
tetradic
#B2522B #48B22B #2B8BB2 #952BB2
square
#B2522B #48B22B #2B8BB2 #952BB2
split-complementary
#B2522B #2BB295 #2B48B2
monochromatic
#4F2513 #813B1F #B2522B #D37048 #DF9679
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#B2522B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#B2522B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B2522B
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2522B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2522B | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.13 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6126
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847629
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33D4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2522b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 82, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.136 41.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08566',
500: '#b2522b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2522b; $custom-light: #d08566; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2522b",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 82,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.333,
"s": 61.086,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55293,
"c": 0.13585,
"h": 41.4
},
"luminance": 0.15674
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2522B
secondary
#72AEC7
accent
#B6E444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A