#B6552C#B6552C
#B6552C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.137 H 42.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B6552C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(182, 85, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 61%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 76%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.3%, 75.8%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.79, 36.62, 41.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.79, 55.31, 48.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.36% 0.102 0.0919) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.36% 0.137 42) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9968, 16.6268, 4.3807) |
| Luminance | 0.1662 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.51
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.88
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.90
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.02
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.28
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B6552C #2C8DB6
analogous
#B62C48 #B6552C #B69A2C
triadic
#B6552C #2CB655 #552CB6
tetradic
#B6552C #48B62C #2C8DB6 #9A2CB6
square
#B6552C #48B62C #2C8DB6 #9A2CB6
split-complementary
#B6552C #2CB69A #2C48B6
monochromatic
#532714 #853E20 #B6552C #D4744C #E09A7D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.86
#B6552C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.32
#B6552C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B6552C
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B6552C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B6552C | 1.00 | 4.86 | 4.32 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#706427
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887A2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8404C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b6552c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(182, 85, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.137 42.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38767',
500: '#b6552c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b6552c; $custom-light: #d38767; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b6552c",
"rgb": {
"r": 182,
"g": 85,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.826,
"s": 61.062,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56363,
"c": 0.1373,
"h": 42
},
"luminance": 0.16624
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B6552C
secondary
#76B0C8
accent
#B4E444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EB
border
#D4CBC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A