#BB6541#BB6541
#BB6541 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.121 H 42.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6541 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 101, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 48%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 65%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46%, 65.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.13, 31.36, 35.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.13, 47.25, 48.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.9% 0.0891 0.0824) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.9% 0.121 42.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1035, 20.2567, 7.5353) |
| Luminance | 0.2025 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.16
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.00
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.20
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.39
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.50
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6541 #4197BB
analogous
#BB415A #BB6541 #BBA241
triadic
#BB6541 #41BB65 #6541BB
tetradic
#BB6541 #5ABB41 #4197BB #A241BB
square
#BB6541 #5ABB41 #4197BB #A241BB
split-complementary
#BB6541 #41BBA2 #415ABB
monochromatic
#603421 #8E4C31 #BB6541 #CC896D #DCAE9A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#BB6541 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#BB6541 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6541
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6541 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6541 | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C713E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918440
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC555D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6541; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 101, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.121 42.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59276',
500: '#bb6541',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6541; $custom-light: #d59276; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6541",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 101,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.705,
"s": 48.413,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59905,
"c": 0.12138,
"h": 42.8
},
"luminance": 0.20254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6541
secondary
#90B7C8
accent
#B0D850
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF1ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B