#BB5A3E#BB5A3E
#BB5A3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.132 H 36.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5A3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 90, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(13, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(13, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.9%, 66.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.77, 36.95, 34.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.77, 50.36, 42.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.09% 0.1058 0.0795) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.09% 0.132 36.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0214, 18.2279, 6.7572) |
| Luminance | 0.1822 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.91
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.20
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.30
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.71
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.97
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5A3E #3E9FBB
analogous
#BB3E61 #BB5A3E #BB993E
triadic
#BB5A3E #3EBB5A #5A3EBB
tetradic
#BB5A3E #61BB3E #3E9FBB #993EBB
square
#BB5A3E #61BB3E #3E9FBB #993EBB
split-complementary
#BB5A3E #3EBB99 #3E61BB
monochromatic
#5F2E20 #8D442F #BB5A3E #CD7F69 #DCA697
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.52
#BB5A3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.64
#BB5A3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5A3E
4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5A3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5A3E | 1.00 | 4.52 | 4.64 | 4.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#74693B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7E3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4754
Achromatopsia (no color)
#767676
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5a3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 90, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.132 36.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58b74',
500: '#bb5a3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5a3e; $custom-light: #d58b74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5a3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 90,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 13.44,
"s": 50.201,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58094,
"c": 0.13232,
"h": 36.9
},
"luminance": 0.18225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5A3E
secondary
#8DBBC8
accent
#BADA4E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B