#BB5B3A#BB5B3A
#BB5B3A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.133 H 39.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5B3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 91, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 69%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.92, 36.20, 36.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.92, 51.48, 45.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.19% 0.1027 0.0841) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.19% 0.133 39.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0006, 18.3555, 6.2286) |
| Luminance | 0.1835 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.36
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.59
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.96
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.13
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.21
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5B3A #3A9ABB
analogous
#BB3A59 #BB5B3A #BB9B3A
triadic
#BB5B3A #3ABB5B #5B3ABB
tetradic
#BB5B3A #59BB3A #3A9ABB #9B3ABB
square
#BB5B3A #59BB3A #3A9ABB #9B3ABB
split-complementary
#BB5B3A #3ABB9B #3A59BB
monochromatic
#5E2E1D #8C442C #BB5B3A #CF7F63 #DDA592
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.50
#BB5B3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.67
#BB5B3A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5B3A
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5B3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5B3A | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.67 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756A37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7F38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4853
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5b3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 91, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.133 39.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58b71',
500: '#bb5b3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5b3a; $custom-light: #d58b71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5b3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 91,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.349,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58194,
"c": 0.13275,
"h": 39.3
},
"luminance": 0.18352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5B3A
secondary
#88B8C8
accent
#B7DC4C
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B