#B3512D#B3512D

#B3512D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.137 H 39.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B3512D
RGB	rgb(179, 81, 45)
HSL	hsl(16, 60%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(16, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.7%, 74.9%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.53, 37.53, 39.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.53, 54.45, 46.44°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.1052 0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.137 39.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0087, 15.6609, 4.3460)
Luminance	0.1566 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B3512D #2D8FB3

analogous

#B32D4C #B3512D #B3942D

triadic

#B3512D #2DB351 #512DB3

tetradic

#B3512D #4CB32D #2D8FB3 #942DB3

square

#B3512D #4CB32D #2D8FB3 #942DB3

split-complementary

#B3512D #2DB394 #2D4CB3

monochromatic

#512514 #823B21 #B3512D #D26F4B #DE977C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.08

#B3512D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.13

#B3512D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3512D

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B3512D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B3512D	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)

#6C6129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C43C49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b3512d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 81, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.137 39.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d18468',
    500: '#b3512d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b3512d;
$custom-light: #d18468;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b3512d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.119,
    "s": 59.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55315,
    "c": 0.1372,
    "h": 39.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15658
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B3512D

secondary

#75B1C7

accent

#B8E345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEB

border

#D4CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3512D

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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