#BB5E3F#BB5E3F
#BB5E3F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.189; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.128 H 38.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5E3F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 94, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 66.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.61, 34.94, 34.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.61, 49.21, 44.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.74% 0.0998 0.0806) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.74% 0.128 38.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3956, 18.9320, 7.0185) |
| Luminance | 0.1893 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.00
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.13
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.15
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.56
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.62
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5E3F #3F9CBB
analogous
#BB3F5E #BB5E3F #BB9C3F
triadic
#BB5E3F #3FBB5E #5E3FBB
tetradic
#BB5E3F #5EBB3F #3F9CBB #9C3FBB
square
#BB5E3F #5EBB3F #3F9CBB #9C3FBB
split-complementary
#BB5E3F #3FBB9C #3F5EBB
monochromatic
#5F3020 #8D4730 #BB5E3F #CD836A #DCA998
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.39
#BB5E3F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.79
#BB5E3F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5E3F
4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5E3F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5E3F | 1.00 | 4.39 | 4.79 | 4.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776C3C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D803D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC4C57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5e3f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 94, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.128 38.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58d75',
500: '#bb5e3f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5e3f; $custom-light: #d58d75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5e3f",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 94,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15,
"s": 49.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58735,
"c": 0.12824,
"h": 38.9
},
"luminance": 0.18929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5E3F
secondary
#8EBAC8
accent
#B7D94F
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FBF0ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B