#B3522C#B3522C

#B3522C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.137 H 40.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#B3522C
RGB	rgb(179, 82, 44)
HSL	hsl(17, 61%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(17, 75%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.2%, 75.4%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.72, 36.97, 40.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.72, 54.60, 47.38°)
OKLab	oklab(55.46% 0.1033 0.0894)
OKLCH	oklch(55.46% 0.137 40.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.0645, 15.8030, 4.2708)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#B3522C #2C8DB3

analogous

#B32C49 #B3522C #B3952C

triadic

#B3522C #2CB352 #522CB3

tetradic

#B3522C #49B32C #2C8DB3 #952CB3

square

#B3522C #49B32C #2C8DB3 #952CB3

split-complementary

#B3522C #2CB395 #2C49B3

monochromatic

#512514 #823B20 #B3522C #D2704A #DF977B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#B3522C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#B3522C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3522C

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##B3522C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##B3522C	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84772A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C43D4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #b3522c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 82, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.137 40.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d18567',
    500: '#b3522c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #b3522c;
$custom-light: #d18567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#b3522c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.889,
    "s": 60.538,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55455,
    "c": 0.13662,
    "h": 40.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.158
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#B3522C

secondary

#74AFC7

accent

#B7E444

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEB

border

#D4CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3522C

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

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