#B9533B#B9533B
#B9533B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.138 H 34.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B9533B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 83, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.1%, 68.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.03, 39.56, 33.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.03, 52.01, 40.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.7% 0.1135 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.7% 0.138 34.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8925, 16.8196, 6.1252) |
| Luminance | 0.1682 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.58
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.77
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.97
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 7.27
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.34
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B9533B #3BA1B9
analogous
#B93B62 #B9533B #B9923B
triadic
#B9533B #3BB953 #533BB9
tetradic
#B9533B #62B93B #3BA1B9 #923BB9
square
#B9533B #62B93B #3BA1B9 #923BB9
split-complementary
#B9533B #3BB992 #3B62B9
monochromatic
#5C291D #8B3E2C #B9533B #CD7864 #DCA092
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.81
#B9533B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.36
#B9533B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #B9533B
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B9533B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B9533B | 1.00 | 4.81 | 4.36 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6438
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877A39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB3E4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b9533b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 83, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.138 34.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48672',
500: '#b9533b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b9533b; $custom-light: #d48672; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b9533b",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 83,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.429,
"s": 51.639,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56698,
"c": 0.13777,
"h": 34.6
},
"luminance": 0.16817
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B9533B
secondary
#88BBC7
accent
#C0DB4D
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150B08
muted
#837C7B