#BD552E#BD552E
#BD552E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.144 H 40.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD552E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 85, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 61%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 76%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55%, 75.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.90, 39.44, 41.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.90, 57.57, 46.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.44% 0.1103 0.093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.44% 0.144 40.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7304, 17.5163, 4.6629) |
| Luminance | 0.1751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.79
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.03
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.58
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.67
Burnt Orange
#C04E01
ΔE00 5.91
Dark Orange
#C65102
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD552E #2E96BD
analogous
#BD2E4E #BD552E #BD9C2E
triadic
#BD552E #2EBD55 #552EBD
tetradic
#BD552E #4EBD2E #2E96BD #9C2EBD
square
#BD552E #4EBD2E #2E96BD #9C2EBD
split-complementary
#BD552E #2EBD9C #2E4EBD
monochromatic
#5B2916 #8C3F22 #BD552E #D57753 #E19E84
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.66
#BD552E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.50
#BD552E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BD552E
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD552E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD552E | 1.00 | 4.66 | 4.50 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726629
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7D2B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF3E4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd552e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 85, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.144 40.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d88869',
500: '#bd552e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd552e; $custom-light: #d88869; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd552e",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 85,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.364,
"s": 60.851,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57437,
"c": 0.14431,
"h": 40.1
},
"luminance": 0.17513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD552E
secondary
#7CB5CA
accent
#B8E444
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EB
border
#D5CBC6
text
#160B06
muted
#847C7A