#BA5A38#BA5A38
#BA5A38 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.9% C 0.133 H 39.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA5A38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 90, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.6%, 69.9%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.54, 36.22, 37.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.54, 51.93, 45.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.87% 0.1025 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.87% 0.133 39.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6220, 18.0399, 5.9261) |
| Luminance | 0.1804 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.59
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.92
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.31
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.47
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.47
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA5A38 #3898BA
analogous
#BA3857 #BA5A38 #BA9B38
triadic
#BA5A38 #38BA5A #5A38BA
tetradic
#BA5A38 #57BA38 #3898BA #9B38BA
square
#BA5A38 #57BA38 #3898BA #9B38BA
split-complementary
#BA5A38 #38BA9B #3857BA
monochromatic
#5C2C1C #8B432A #BA5A38 #CF7D60 #DDA48F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.56
#BA5A38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.61
#BA5A38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BA5A38
4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA5A38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA5A38 | 1.00 | 4.56 | 4.61 | 4.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746934
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4752
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba5a38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 90, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.9% 0.133 39.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58b70',
500: '#ba5a38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba5a38; $custom-light: #d58b70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba5a38",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 90,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.692,
"s": 53.719,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57866,
"c": 0.13324,
"h": 39.7
},
"luminance": 0.18037
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA5A38
secondary
#86B7C8
accent
#B7DD4B
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C07
muted
#837D7A