#BB5C33#BB5C33
#BB5C33 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.134 H 42.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5C33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 92, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 57%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 73%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.8%, 72.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.05, 35.32, 40.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.05, 53.72, 48.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.27% 0.0988 0.0911) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.27% 0.134 42.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9205, 18.4611, 5.3824) |
| Luminance | 0.1846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.85
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.64
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.89
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.14
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.56
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5C33 #3392BB
analogous
#BB334E #BB5C33 #BBA033
triadic
#BB5C33 #33BB5C #5C33BB
tetradic
#BB5C33 #4EBB33 #3392BB #A033BB
square
#BB5C33 #4EBB33 #3392BB #A033BB
split-complementary
#BB5C33 #33BBA0 #334EBB
monochromatic
#5B2D19 #8B4426 #BB5C33 #D27E59 #DFA389
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#BB5C33 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.69
#BB5C33 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5C33
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5C33 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5C33 | 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)
#766A2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4853
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5c33; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 92, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.134 42.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68c6c',
500: '#bb5c33',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5c33; $custom-light: #d68c6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5c33",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 92,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.088,
"s": 57.143,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58265,
"c": 0.1344,
"h": 42.7
},
"luminance": 0.18458
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5C33
secondary
#81B3C9
accent
#B2E047
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A