#BB5B3B#BB5B3B
#BB5B3B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.2% C 0.132 H 38.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5B3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 91, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 68.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.94, 36.26, 36.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.94, 51.14, 44.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.21% 0.1031 0.0831) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.21% 0.132 38.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0263, 18.3657, 6.3639) |
| Luminance | 0.1836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.48
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.64
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.87
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.17
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.29
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5B3B #3B9BBB
analogous
#BB3B5B #BB5B3B #BB9B3B
triadic
#BB5B3B #3BBB5B #5B3BBB
tetradic
#BB5B3B #5BBB3B #3B9BBB #9B3BBB
square
#BB5B3B #5BBB3B #3B9BBB #9B3BBB
split-complementary
#BB5B3B #3BBB9B #3B5BBB
monochromatic
#5E2E1E #8C442C #BB5B3B #CE7F65 #DDA693
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.49
#BB5B3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.67
#BB5B3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5B3B
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5B3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5B3B | 1.00 | 4.49 | 4.67 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.49 | 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)
#756A38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7F39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4854
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5b3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 91, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.2% 0.132 38.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58b72',
500: '#bb5b3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5b3b; $custom-light: #d58b72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5b3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 91,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58207,
"c": 0.13241,
"h": 38.9
},
"luminance": 0.18363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5B3B
secondary
#8AB9C8
accent
#B8DB4C
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B