#B25231#B25231
#B25231 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.134 H 39.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B25231 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 82, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 57%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 72%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 72.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.61, 36.81, 37.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.61, 52.46, 45.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.36% 0.1039 0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.36% 0.134 39.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9339, 15.7241, 4.7852) |
| Luminance | 0.1572 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.44
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.28
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.20
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.45
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.81
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B25231 #3191B2
analogous
#B23151 #B25231 #B29331
triadic
#B25231 #31B252 #5231B2
tetradic
#B25231 #51B231 #3191B2 #9331B2
square
#B25231 #51B231 #3191B2 #9331B2
split-complementary
#B25231 #31B293 #3151B2
monochromatic
#522617 #823C24 #B25231 #CF7151 #DC9881
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#B25231 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#B25231 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B25231
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B25231 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B25231 | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C612D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84772F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C33E4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b25231; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 82, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.134 39.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0856a',
500: '#b25231',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b25231; $custom-light: #d0856a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b25231",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 82,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.349,
"s": 56.828,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55361,
"c": 0.13388,
"h": 39.1
},
"luminance": 0.15721
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B25231
secondary
#79B2C5
accent
#B9E048
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A