#B3542D#B3542D
#B3542D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.135 H 41.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3542D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 84, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 60%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.1%, 74.9%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.13, 35.99, 40.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.13, 53.88, 48.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.77% 0.1005 0.0894) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.77% 0.135 41.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2366, 16.1166, 4.4220) |
| Luminance | 0.1611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.22
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.89
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.98
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.01
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.32
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3542D #2D8CB3
analogous
#B32D49 #B3542D #B3972D
triadic
#B3542D #2DB354 #542DB3
tetradic
#B3542D #49B32D #2D8CB3 #972DB3
square
#B3542D #49B32D #2D8CB3 #972DB3
split-complementary
#B3542D #2DB397 #2D49B3
monochromatic
#512614 #823D21 #B3542D #D2734B #DE997C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.97
#B3542D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.22
#B3542D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B3542D
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3542D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3542D | 1.00 | 4.97 | 4.22 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6328
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85782B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4404C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3542d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 84, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.135 41.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08668',
500: '#b3542d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3542d; $custom-light: #d08668; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3542d",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 84,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.463,
"s": 59.821,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55772,
"c": 0.13454,
"h": 41.7
},
"luminance": 0.16114
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3542D
secondary
#75AFC7
accent
#B5E345
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A