#BB5D3D#BB5D3D
#BB5D3D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.130 H 39.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5D3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 93, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 51%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 67.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.37, 35.34, 35.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.37, 50.08, 45.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.55% 0.1006 0.0821) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.55% 0.13 39.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2524, 18.7334, 6.7001) |
| Luminance | 0.1873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.14
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.24
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.35
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.74
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.75
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5D3D #3D9BBB
analogous
#BB3D5C #BB5D3D #BB9C3D
triadic
#BB5D3D #3DBB5D #5D3DBB
tetradic
#BB5D3D #5CBB3D #3D9BBB #9C3DBB
square
#BB5D3D #5CBB3D #3D9BBB #9C3DBB
split-complementary
#BB5D3D #3DBB9C #3D5CBB
monochromatic
#5F2F1F #8D462E #BB5D3D #CE8168 #DDA896
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.42
#BB5D3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.75
#BB5D3D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5D3D
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5D3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5D3D | 1.00 | 4.42 | 4.75 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#766B3A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4B56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5d3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 93, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.130 39.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58d73',
500: '#bb5d3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5d3d; $custom-light: #d58d73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5d3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 93,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.238,
"s": 50.806,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58549,
"c": 0.12987,
"h": 39.2
},
"luminance": 0.1873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5D3D
secondary
#8CB9C8
accent
#B7DA4E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B