#B3552C#B3552C
#B3552C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.9% C 0.134 H 42.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B3552C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(179, 85, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 75%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 75.4%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.32, 35.43, 40.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.32, 54.05, 49.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.92% 0.0986 0.0907) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.92% 0.134 42.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2957, 16.2653, 4.3478) |
| Luminance | 0.1626 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.24
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.60
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.73
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.80
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.00
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B3552C #2C8AB3
analogous
#B32C46 #B3552C #B3982C
triadic
#B3552C #2CB355 #552CB3
tetradic
#B3552C #46B32C #2C8AB3 #982CB3
square
#B3552C #46B32C #2C8AB3 #982CB3
split-complementary
#B3552C #2CB398 #2C46B3
monochromatic
#512614 #823E20 #B3552C #D2734A #DF997B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.94
#B3552C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.25
#B3552C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B3552C
4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B3552C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B3552C | 1.00 | 4.94 | 4.25 | 4.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6327
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86782A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C4414C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b3552c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(179, 85, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.9% 0.134 42.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d08767',
500: '#b3552c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b3552c; $custom-light: #d08767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b3552c",
"rgb": {
"r": 179,
"g": 85,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.222,
"s": 60.538,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55916,
"c": 0.13402,
"h": 42.6
},
"luminance": 0.16263
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B3552C
secondary
#74AEC7
accent
#B3E444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EB
border
#D4CBC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A