#BB5C36#BB5C36
#BB5C36 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.133 H 41.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5C36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 92, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 55%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 71%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.8%, 71.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.08, 35.47, 38.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.08, 52.67, 47.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.3% 0.0998 0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.3% 0.133 41.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9888, 18.4884, 5.7420) |
| Luminance | 0.1848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.83
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.42
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.80
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.95
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.38
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5C36 #3695BB
analogous
#BB3652 #BB5C36 #BB9F36
triadic
#BB5C36 #36BB5C #5C36BB
tetradic
#BB5C36 #52BB36 #3695BB #9F36BB
square
#BB5C36 #52BB36 #3695BB #9F36BB
split-complementary
#BB5C36 #36BB9F #3652BB
monochromatic
#5C2D1B #8C4528 #BB5C36 #D07F5E #DEA48D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.47
#BB5C36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.70
#BB5C36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5C36
4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5C36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5C36 | 1.00 | 4.47 | 4.70 | 4.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766A32
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4953
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5c36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 92, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.133 41.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68c6e',
500: '#bb5c36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5c36; $custom-light: #d68c6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5c36",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 92,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.143,
"s": 55.187,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.583,
"c": 0.13331,
"h": 41.5
},
"luminance": 0.18485
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5C36
secondary
#84B5C9
accent
#B4DF49
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A