#BB5E34#BB5E34
#BB5E34 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.188; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.132 H 43.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5E34 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 94, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 56%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 72%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 72.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.48, 34.32, 40.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.48, 53.03, 49.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.59% 0.0959 0.0912) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.59% 0.132 43.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1184, 18.8211, 5.5582) |
| Luminance | 0.1882 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.58
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.41
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.42
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.88
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 5.69
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5E34 #3491BB
analogous
#BB344D #BB5E34 #BBA234
triadic
#BB5E34 #34BB5E #5E34BB
tetradic
#BB5E34 #4DBB34 #3491BB #A234BB
square
#BB5E34 #4DBB34 #3491BB #A234BB
split-complementary
#BB5E34 #34BBA2 #344DBB
monochromatic
#5B2E19 #8B4627 #BB5E34 #D1805B #DFA58B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.41
#BB5E34 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.76
#BB5E34 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5E34
4.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5E34 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5E34 | 1.00 | 4.41 | 4.76 | 4.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786B2F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8032
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4B55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5e34; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 94, 52); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.132 43.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d68d6d',
500: '#bb5e34',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5e34; $custom-light: #d68d6d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5e34",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 94,
"b": 52
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.667,
"s": 56.485,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58594,
"c": 0.13237,
"h": 43.6
},
"luminance": 0.18818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5E34
secondary
#82B3C9
accent
#B1E048
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A