#B6542D#B6542D
#B6542D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.138 H 41.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6542D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 84, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 60%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 75%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 75.3%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.60, 37.18, 40.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.60, 55.15, 47.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.22% 0.1039 0.0906) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.22% 0.138 41.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9376, 16.4781, 4.4548) |
| Luminance | 0.1648 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.78
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.87
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.92
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.30
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.75
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6542D #2D8FB6
analogous
#B62D4B #B6542D #B6982D
triadic
#B6542D #2DB654 #542DB6
tetradic
#B6542D #4BB62D #2D8FB6 #982DB6
square
#B6542D #4BB62D #2D8FB6 #982DB6
split-complementary
#B6542D #2DB698 #2D4BB6
monochromatic
#542715 #853D21 #B6542D #D3734D #DF9A7E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.89
#B6542D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.30
#B6542D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B6542D
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6542D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6542D | 1.00 | 4.89 | 4.30 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6328
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#87792B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C83F4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6542d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 84, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.138 41.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38668',
500: '#b6542d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6542d; $custom-light: #d38668; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6542d",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 84,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.08,
"s": 60.352,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56221,
"c": 0.13784,
"h": 41.1
},
"luminance": 0.16475
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6542D
secondary
#77B1C8
accent
#B6E344
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EB
border
#D4CBC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A