#BD5521#BD5521
#BD5521 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.174; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.148 H 43.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD5521 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 85, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 70%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 83%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 82.5%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.80, 38.97, 48.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.80, 61.87, 50.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.32% 0.1067 0.1027) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.32% 0.148 43.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5118, 17.4289, 3.5119) |
| Luminance | 0.1743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 2.84
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 3.16
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 3.35
Rust Orange
#C45508
ΔE00 3.44
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.10
Burnt Siena
#B75203
ΔE00 4.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD5521 #2189BD
analogous
#BD213B #BD5521 #BDA321
triadic
#BD5521 #21BD55 #5521BD
tetradic
#BD5521 #3BBD21 #2189BD #A321BD
square
#BD5521 #3BBD21 #2189BD #A321BD
split-complementary
#BD5521 #21BDA3 #213BBD
monochromatic
#55260F #893E18 #BD5521 #DD733E #E69972
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#BD5521 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#BD5521 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD5521
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD5521 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD5521 | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736519
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C7D1D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D03D4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd5521; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 85, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.148 43.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d98761',
500: '#bd5521',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd5521; $custom-light: #d98761; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd5521",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 85,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 70.27,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5732,
"c": 0.14809,
"h": 43.9
},
"luminance": 0.17426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD5521
secondary
#6DADCD
accent
#B2ED3B
background
#FEF8F5
surface
#FDF0EA
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160B05
muted
#847C79