#BB5C3C#BB5C3C
#BB5C3C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.131 H 39.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5C3C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 92, 60) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 51%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.8%, 67.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.15, 35.80, 35.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.15, 50.61, 44.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.38% 0.1019 0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.38% 0.131 39) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1385, 18.5483, 6.5305) |
| Luminance | 0.1855 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.31
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.43
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.61
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.96
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.01
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5C3C #3C9BBB
analogous
#BB3C5B #BB5C3C #BB9B3C
triadic
#BB5C3C #3CBB5C #5C3CBB
tetradic
#BB5C3C #5BBB3C #3C9BBB #9B3CBB
square
#BB5C3C #5BBB3C #3C9BBB #9B3CBB
split-complementary
#BB5C3C #3CBB9B #3C5BBB
monochromatic
#5E2E1E #8D452D #BB5C3C #CE8066 #DDA795
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.46
#BB5C3C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.71
#BB5C3C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5C3C
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5C3C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5C3C | 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)
#756A39
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4955
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5c3c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 92, 60); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.131 39.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58c73',
500: '#bb5c3c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5c3c; $custom-light: #d58c73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5c3c",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 92,
"b": 60
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.118,
"s": 51.417,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58377,
"c": 0.13114,
"h": 39
},
"luminance": 0.18545
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5C3C
secondary
#8BB9C8
accent
#B7DB4D
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B