#B3522D#B3522D

#B3522D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.136 H 40.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#B3522D
RGBrgb(179, 82, 45)
HSLhsl(17, 60%, 44%)
HSVhsv(17, 75%, 70%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 54.2%, 74.9%, 29.8%)
CIE-LABlab(46.73, 37.02, 39.67)
CIE-LCHlch(46.73, 54.25, 46.98°)
OKLaboklab(55.47% 0.1037 0.0885)
OKLCHoklch(55.47% 0.136 40.5)
XYZxyz(22.0835, 15.8106, 4.3710)
Luminance0.1581 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyorange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#B3522D #2D8EB3
analogous
#B32D4B #B3522D #B3952D
triadic
#B3522D #2DB352 #522DB3
tetradic
#B3522D #4BB32D #2D8EB3 #952DB3
square
#B3522D #4BB32D #2D8EB3 #952DB3
split-complementary
#B3522D #2DB395 #2D4BB3
monochromatic
#512514 #823C21 #B3522D #D2704B #DE977C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05
#B3522D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16
#B3522D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #B3522D
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##B3522D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##B3522D1.005.054.165.05
#FFFFFF5.051.0021.001.00
#0000004.1621.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF5.051.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6D6129
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#84772B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C43D4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #b3522d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 82, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.136 40.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d18568',
    500: '#b3522d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #b3522d;
$custom-light: #d18568;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#b3522d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 179,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.567,
    "s": 59.821,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55466,
    "c": 0.1363,
    "h": 40.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15808
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#B3522D
secondary
#75B0C7
accent
#B7E345
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #B3522D

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#B3522D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva