#B85E3A#B85E3A
#B85E3A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.127 H 41.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B85E3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(184, 94, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 52%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 68%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 68.5%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.10, 33.44, 36.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.10, 49.64, 47.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.24% 0.0946 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.24% 0.127 41.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5358, 18.5041, 6.2817) |
| Luminance | 0.1850 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.10
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.36
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.53
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.64
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.02
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B85E3A #3A94B8
analogous
#B83A55 #B85E3A #B89D3A
triadic
#B85E3A #3AB85E #5E3AB8
tetradic
#B85E3A #55B83A #3A94B8 #9D3AB8
square
#B85E3A #55B83A #3A94B8 #9D3AB8
split-complementary
#B85E3A #3AB89D #3A55B8
monochromatic
#5B2E1D #89462B #B85E3A #CD8162 #DCA690
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#B85E3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#B85E3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B85E3A
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B85E3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B85E3A | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766B36
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7F38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C94C56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b85e3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(184, 94, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.127 41.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d38d71',
500: '#b85e3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b85e3a; $custom-light: #d38d71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b85e3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 184,
"g": 94,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.143,
"s": 52.066,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58239,
"c": 0.12674,
"h": 41.7
},
"luminance": 0.18501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B85E3A
secondary
#87B5C7
accent
#B3DC4C
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B