#BB4C27#BB4C27

#BB4C27 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.152 H 38.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB4C27
RGB	rgb(187, 76, 39)
HSL	hsl(15, 65%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(15, 79%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 59.4%, 79.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.82, 42.80, 43.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.82, 60.84, 45.29°)
OKLab	oklab(55.77% 0.1196 0.0941)
OKLCH	oklch(55.77% 0.152 38.2)
XYZ	xyz(23.4467, 15.8834, 3.7502)
Luminance	0.1588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB4C27 #2796BB

analogous

#BB274C #BB4C27 #BB9627

triadic

#BB4C27 #27BB4C #4C27BB

tetradic

#BB4C27 #4CBB27 #2796BB #9627BB

square

#BB4C27 #4CBB27 #2796BB #9627BB

split-complementary

#BB4C27 #27BB96 #274CBB

monochromatic

#562312 #88371C #BB4C27 #D96B47 #E39479

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.03

#BB4C27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#BB4C27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #BB4C27

5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB4C27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##BB4C27	1.00	5.03	4.18	5.03
#FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6022

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867823

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CE3144

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb4c27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 76, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.152 38.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d78264',
    500: '#bb4c27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb4c27;
$custom-light: #d78264;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb4c27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15,
    "s": 65.487,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55773,
    "c": 0.15218,
    "h": 38.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1588
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB4C27

secondary

#73B5CB

accent

#BEE83F

background

#FEF8F6

surface

#FCEFEB

border

#D5CAC6

text

#160B05

muted

#847C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB4C27

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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