#B9533A#B9533A
#B9533A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.138 H 35.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9533A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 83, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 68.6%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.02, 39.50, 34.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.02, 52.32, 40.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.68% 0.1131 0.0792) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.68% 0.138 35) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8668, 16.8093, 5.9899) |
| Luminance | 0.1681 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.75
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.84
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.08
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.22
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 7.23
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9533A #3AA0B9
analogous
#B93A61 #B9533A #B9923A
triadic
#B9533A #3AB953 #533AB9
tetradic
#B9533A #61B93A #3AA0B9 #923AB9
square
#B9533A #61B93A #3AA0B9 #923AB9
split-complementary
#B9533A #3AB992 #3A61B9
monochromatic
#5C291D #8A3E2B #B9533A #CE7762 #DCA091
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.82
#B9533A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.36
#B9533A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9533A
4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9533A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9533A | 1.00 | 4.82 | 4.36 | 4.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6437
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB3E4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9533a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 83, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.138 35.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48671',
500: '#b9533a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9533a; $custom-light: #d48671; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9533a",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 83,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.811,
"s": 52.263,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56683,
"c": 0.13806,
"h": 35
},
"luminance": 0.16806
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9533A
secondary
#87BBC7
accent
#BFDC4C
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150B07
muted
#837C7A