#BB5C34#BB5C34
#BB5C34 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.134 H 42.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5C34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 92, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 56%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 72%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.8%, 72.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.06, 35.37, 39.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.06, 53.37, 48.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.28% 0.0991 0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.28% 0.134 42.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9428, 18.4700, 5.4997) |
| Luminance | 0.1847 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.83
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.55
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.85
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.07
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.70
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5C34 #3493BB
analogous
#BB3450 #BB5C34 #BBA034
triadic
#BB5C34 #34BB5C #5C34BB
tetradic
#BB5C34 #50BB34 #3493BB #A034BB
square
#BB5C34 #50BB34 #3493BB #A034BB
split-complementary
#BB5C34 #34BBA0 #3450BB
monochromatic
#5B2D19 #8B4427 #BB5C34 #D17E5B #DFA48B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#BB5C34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.69
#BB5C34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5C34
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5C34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5C34 | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.69 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 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)
#766A30
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4953
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5c34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 92, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.134 42.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68c6d',
500: '#bb5c34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5c34; $custom-light: #d68c6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5c34",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 92,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.778,
"s": 56.485,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58276,
"c": 0.13404,
"h": 42.3
},
"luminance": 0.18467
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5C34
secondary
#82B4C9
accent
#B3E048
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A