#B2572E#B2572E
#B2572E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.1% C 0.131 H 43.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B2572E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(178, 87, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 59%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 74%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 74.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.60, 34.08, 40.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.60, 52.57, 49.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.11% 0.095 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.11% 0.131 43.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2635, 16.4813, 4.5931) |
| Luminance | 0.1648 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.19
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.57
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.72
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.08
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.56
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B2572E #2E89B2
analogous
#B22E47 #B2572E #B2992E
triadic
#B2572E #2EB257 #572EB2
tetradic
#B2572E #47B22E #2E89B2 #992EB2
square
#B2572E #47B22E #2E89B2 #992EB2
split-complementary
#B2572E #2EB299 #2E47B2
monochromatic
#512715 #813F21 #B2572E #D1764C #DD9B7D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.89
#B2572E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.30
#B2572E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B2572E
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B2572E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B2572E | 1.00 | 4.89 | 4.30 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706429
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86792C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3444E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b2572e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(178, 87, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.1% 0.131 43.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cf8869',
500: '#b2572e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b2572e; $custom-light: #cf8869; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b2572e",
"rgb": {
"r": 178,
"g": 87,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.636,
"s": 58.929,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56105,
"c": 0.13054,
"h": 43.3
},
"luminance": 0.16479
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B2572E
secondary
#76ADC6
accent
#B2E246
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EB
border
#D4CBC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A