#BD552C#BD552C
#BD552C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.145 H 40.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD552C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 85, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 62%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 77%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 76.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.89, 39.36, 42.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.89, 58.24, 47.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.42% 0.1097 0.0947) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.42% 0.145 40.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6919, 17.5009, 4.4601) |
| Luminance | 0.1750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.37
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.03
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.41
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.43
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 5.59
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD552C #2C94BD
analogous
#BD2C4B #BD552C #BD9E2C
triadic
#BD552C #2CBD55 #552CBD
tetradic
#BD552C #4BBD2C #2C94BD #9E2CBD
square
#BD552C #4BBD2C #2C94BD #9E2CBD
split-complementary
#BD552C #2CBD9E #2C4BBD
monochromatic
#5A2815 #8B3F20 #BD552C #D67650 #E29D82
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.67
#BD552C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#BD552C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD552C
4.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD552C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD552C | 1.00 | 4.67 | 4.50 | 4.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726627
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7D29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D03E4C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd552c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 85, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.145 40.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88768',
500: '#bd552c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd552c; $custom-light: #d88768; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd552c",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 85,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.966,
"s": 62.232,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57416,
"c": 0.14492,
"h": 40.8
},
"luminance": 0.17498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD552C
secondary
#7AB4CB
accent
#B7E542
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A