#BB5D3E#BB5D3E
#BB5D3E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.130 H 38.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5D3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 93, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 66.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.39, 35.40, 34.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.39, 49.74, 44.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.56% 0.101 0.0811) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.56% 0.13 38.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2796, 18.7443, 6.8432) |
| Luminance | 0.1874 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.26
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.30
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.31
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.82
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.83
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5D3E #3E9CBB
analogous
#BB3E5E #BB5D3E #BB9C3E
triadic
#BB5D3E #3EBB5D #5D3EBB
tetradic
#BB5D3E #5EBB3E #3E9CBB #9C3EBB
square
#BB5D3E #5EBB3E #3E9CBB #9C3EBB
split-complementary
#BB5D3E #3EBB9C #3E5EBB
monochromatic
#5F2F20 #8D462F #BB5D3E #CD8269 #DCA897
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.42
#BB5D3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.75
#BB5D3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5D3E
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5D3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5D3E | 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)
#766B3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4B56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5d3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 93, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.130 38.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58d74',
500: '#bb5d3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5d3e; $custom-light: #d58d74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5d3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 93,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 14.88,
"s": 50.201,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58563,
"c": 0.12952,
"h": 38.8
},
"luminance": 0.18741
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5D3E
secondary
#8DB9C8
accent
#B7DA4E
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B