#BB5C32#BB5C32
#BB5C32 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.135 H 43.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5C32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 92, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 58%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 73%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.8%, 73.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.04, 35.27, 40.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.04, 54.07, 49.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.25% 0.0985 0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.25% 0.135 43.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8987, 18.4524, 5.2675) |
| Luminance | 0.1845 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.90
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.73
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.95
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.23
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.42
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5C32 #3291BB
analogous
#BB324D #BB5C32 #BBA132
triadic
#BB5C32 #32BB5C #5C32BB
tetradic
#BB5C32 #4DBB32 #3291BB #A132BB
square
#BB5C32 #4DBB32 #3291BB #A132BB
split-complementary
#BB5C32 #32BBA1 #324DBB
monochromatic
#5A2C18 #8B4425 #BB5C32 #D27D58 #DFA388
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#BB5C32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.69
#BB5C32 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5C32
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5C32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5C32 | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.69 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766A2D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4853
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5c32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 92, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.135 43.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68c6c',
500: '#bb5c32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5c32; $custom-light: #d68c6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5c32",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 92,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.394,
"s": 57.806,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58254,
"c": 0.13477,
"h": 43.1
},
"luminance": 0.18449
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5C32
secondary
#80B3C9
accent
#B2E147
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A