#BB5C3E#BB5C3E
#BB5C3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.130 H 38.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 92, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.8%, 66.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.18, 35.92, 34.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.18, 49.94, 44.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.4% 0.1026 0.0806) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.4% 0.13 38.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1924, 18.5699, 6.8142) |
| Luminance | 0.1857 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.45
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.59
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.62
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.10
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.21
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5C3E #3E9DBB
analogous
#BB3E5F #BB5C3E #BB9B3E
triadic
#BB5C3E #3EBB5C #5C3EBB
tetradic
#BB5C3E #5FBB3E #3E9DBB #9B3EBB
square
#BB5C3E #5FBB3E #3E9DBB #9B3EBB
split-complementary
#BB5C3E #3EBB9B #3E5FBB
monochromatic
#5F2F20 #8D452F #BB5C3E #CD8169 #DCA897
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.46
#BB5C3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.71
#BB5C3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5C3E
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5C3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5C3E | 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)
#756B3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7F3C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4A55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5c3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 92, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.130 38.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58c74',
500: '#bb5c3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5c3e; $custom-light: #d58c74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5c3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 92,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.4,
"s": 50.201,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58405,
"c": 0.13043,
"h": 38.1
},
"luminance": 0.18567
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5C3E
secondary
#8DBAC8
accent
#B8DA4E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B