#BB533B#BB533B
#BB533B is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.140 H 34.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB533B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 83, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(11, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(11, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 68.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.35, 40.32, 34.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.35, 52.88, 40.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57% 0.1156 0.079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57% 0.14 34.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3785, 17.0702, 6.1479) |
| Luminance | 0.1707 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 6.49
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.76
Dark Salmon
#C85A53
ΔE00 6.76
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 7.11
Dark Coral
#CF524E
ΔE00 7.15
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB533B #3BA3BB
analogous
#BB3B63 #BB533B #BB933B
triadic
#BB533B #3BBB53 #533BBB
tetradic
#BB533B #63BB3B #3BA3BB #933BBB
square
#BB533B #63BB3B #3BA3BB #933BBB
split-complementary
#BB533B #3BBB93 #3B63BB
monochromatic
#5E2A1E #8C3E2C #BB533B #CE7965 #DDA193
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.76
#BB533B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.41
#BB533B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB533B
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB533B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB533B | 1.00 | 4.76 | 4.41 | 4.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6F6538
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD3E4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb533b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 83, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.140 34.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68672',
500: '#bb533b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb533b; $custom-light: #d68672; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb533b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 83,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 11.25,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57,
"c": 0.14005,
"h": 34.4
},
"luminance": 0.17067
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB533B
secondary
#8ABCC8
accent
#C1DB4C
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B