#B4532B#B4532B
#B4532B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.137 H 41.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B4532B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(180, 83, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.9%, 76.1%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.06, 36.81, 41.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.06, 55.18, 48.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.75% 0.1026 0.0911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.75% 0.137 41.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3539, 16.0671, 4.2091) |
| Luminance | 0.1606 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.39
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.56
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.62
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.80
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.30
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B4532B #2B8CB4
analogous
#B42B47 #B4532B #B4972B
triadic
#B4532B #2BB453 #532BB4
tetradic
#B4532B #47B42B #2B8CB4 #972BB4
square
#B4532B #47B42B #2B8CB4 #972BB4
split-complementary
#B4532B #2BB497 #2B47B4
monochromatic
#512513 #833C1F #B4532B #D37149 #DF987A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.98
#B4532B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#B4532B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B4532B
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B4532B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B4532B | 1.00 | 4.98 | 4.21 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6226
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867829
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C63E4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b4532b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(180, 83, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.137 41.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d18667',
500: '#b4532b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b4532b; $custom-light: #d18667; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b4532b",
"rgb": {
"r": 180,
"g": 83,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.518,
"s": 61.435,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55747,
"c": 0.13717,
"h": 41.6
},
"luminance": 0.16064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B4532B
secondary
#73AFC7
accent
#B5E543
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A