#BB5C3B#BB5C3B
#BB5C3B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.132 H 39.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5C3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 92, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.8%, 68.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.14, 35.74, 36.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.14, 50.95, 45.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.36% 0.1015 0.0836) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.36% 0.132 39.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1124, 18.5379, 6.3926) |
| Luminance | 0.1853 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.18
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.38
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.71
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.91
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.94
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5C3B #3B9ABB
analogous
#BB3B5A #BB5C3B #BB9C3B
triadic
#BB5C3B #3BBB5C #5C3BBB
tetradic
#BB5C3B #5ABB3B #3B9ABB #9C3BBB
square
#BB5C3B #5ABB3B #3B9ABB #9C3BBB
split-complementary
#BB5C3B #3BBB9C #3B5ABB
monochromatic
#5E2E1E #8C452C #BB5C3B #CE8065 #DDA693
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.46
#BB5C3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.71
#BB5C3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5C3B
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5C3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5C3B | 1.00 | 4.46 | 4.71 | 4.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756A38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4954
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5c3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 92, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.132 39.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58c72',
500: '#bb5c3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5c3b; $custom-light: #d58c72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5c3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 92,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.469,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58364,
"c": 0.1315,
"h": 39.5
},
"luminance": 0.18535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5C3B
secondary
#8AB8C8
accent
#B7DB4C
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B