#BB5F3B#BB5F3B
#BB5F3B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.129 H 41.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB5F3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 95, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.2%, 68.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.77, 34.18, 37.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.77, 50.39, 47.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.84% 0.0967 0.0852) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.84% 0.129 41.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3774, 19.0679, 6.4809) |
| Luminance | 0.1906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.41
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.80
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.94
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.29
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.43
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB5F3B #3B97BB
analogous
#BB3B57 #BB5F3B #BB9F3B
triadic
#BB5F3B #3BBB5F #5F3BBB
tetradic
#BB5F3B #57BB3B #3B97BB #9F3BBB
square
#BB5F3B #57BB3B #3B97BB #9F3BBB
split-complementary
#BB5F3B #3BBB9F #3B57BB
monochromatic
#5E301E #8C472C #BB5F3B #CE8365 #DDA893
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.36
#BB5F3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.81
#BB5F3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB5F3B
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB5F3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB5F3B | 1.00 | 4.36 | 4.81 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#786C37
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8139
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4D57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb5f3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 95, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.129 41.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58e72',
500: '#bb5f3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb5f3b; $custom-light: #d58e72; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb5f3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 95,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.875,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5884,
"c": 0.12885,
"h": 41.4
},
"luminance": 0.19065
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB5F3B
secondary
#8AB7C8
accent
#B3DB4C
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B