#BB5732#BB5732
#BB5732 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.176; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.139 H 40.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5732 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 87, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 73%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.5%, 73.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.03, 37.84, 39.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.03, 54.98, 46.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.48% 0.1063 0.0896) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.48% 0.139 40.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4798, 17.6146, 5.1278) |
| Luminance | 0.1761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.89
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.44
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.46
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.01
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 6.11
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5732 #3296BB
analogous
#BB3252 #BB5732 #BB9C32
triadic
#BB5732 #32BB57 #5732BB
tetradic
#BB5732 #52BB32 #3296BB #9C32BB
square
#BB5732 #52BB32 #3296BB #9C32BB
split-complementary
#BB5732 #32BB9C #3252BB
monochromatic
#5A2A18 #8B4125 #BB5732 #D27958 #DFA088
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.64
#BB5732 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.52
#BB5732 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB5732
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5732 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5732 | 1.00 | 4.64 | 4.52 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72672E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7D30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD424F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5732; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 87, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.139 40.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d6896c',
500: '#bb5732',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5732; $custom-light: #d6896c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5732",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 87,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.204,
"s": 57.806,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5748,
"c": 0.13907,
"h": 40.1
},
"luminance": 0.17611
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5732
secondary
#80B5C9
accent
#B7E147
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A