#B95E38#B95E38
#B95E38 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.129 H 42.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #B95E38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(185, 94, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.2%, 69.7%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.23, 33.73, 37.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.23, 50.77, 48.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.36% 0.095 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.36% 0.129 42.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7263, 18.6081, 6.0302) |
| Luminance | 0.1860 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.86
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.31
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.43
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.92
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.97
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#B95E38 #3893B9
analogous
#B93853 #B95E38 #B99E38
triadic
#B95E38 #38B95E #5E38B9
tetradic
#B95E38 #53B938 #3893B9 #9E38B9
square
#B95E38 #53B938 #3893B9 #9E38B9
split-complementary
#B95E38 #38B99E #3853B9
monochromatic
#5B2E1C #8A462A #B95E38 #CF805F #DDA68E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.45
#B95E38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.72
#B95E38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #B95E38
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##B95E38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##B95E38 | 1.00 | 4.45 | 4.72 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776B34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA4C55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #b95e38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(185, 94, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.129 42.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d48d70',
500: '#b95e38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #b95e38; $custom-light: #d48d70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#b95e38",
"rgb": {
"r": 185,
"g": 94,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.674,
"s": 53.527,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58356,
"c": 0.12864,
"h": 42.4
},
"luminance": 0.18605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#B95E38
secondary
#85B4C8
accent
#B2DD4B
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C07
muted
#837D7A