#BA5F38#BA5F38
#BA5F38 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.129 H 42.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BA5F38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(186, 95, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 54%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 69.9%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.58, 33.61, 38.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.58, 51.02, 48.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.66% 0.0945 0.0877) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.66% 0.129 42.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0580, 18.9120, 6.0714) |
| Luminance | 0.1891 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.53
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.01
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.16
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.63
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.96
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BA5F38 #3893BA
analogous
#BA3852 #BA5F38 #BAA038
triadic
#BA5F38 #38BA5F #5F38BA
tetradic
#BA5F38 #52BA38 #3893BA #A038BA
square
#BA5F38 #52BA38 #3893BA #A038BA
split-complementary
#BA5F38 #38BAA0 #3852BA
monochromatic
#5C2F1C #8B472A #BA5F38 #CF8160 #DDA78F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.39
#BA5F38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.78
#BA5F38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BA5F38
4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BA5F38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BA5F38 | 1.00 | 4.39 | 4.78 | 4.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786C34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8036
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4D56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ba5f38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(186, 95, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.129 42.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58e70',
500: '#ba5f38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ba5f38; $custom-light: #d58e70; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ba5f38",
"rgb": {
"r": 186,
"g": 95,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18,
"s": 53.719,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5866,
"c": 0.12891,
"h": 42.8
},
"luminance": 0.18909
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BA5F38
secondary
#86B4C8
accent
#B1DD4B
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C07
muted
#837D7A