#BD5C35#BD5C35
#BD5C35 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.187; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.136 H 41.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BD5C35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(189, 92, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 56%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 72%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.3%, 72%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.37, 36.21, 39.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.37, 53.86, 47.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.58% 0.1017 0.0901) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.58% 0.136 41.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4584, 18.7333, 5.6427) |
| Luminance | 0.1873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.48
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.14
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.68
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.76
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.56
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BD5C35 #3596BD
analogous
#BD3552 #BD5C35 #BDA035
triadic
#BD5C35 #35BD5C #5C35BD
tetradic
#BD5C35 #52BD35 #3596BD #A035BD
square
#BD5C35 #52BD35 #3596BD #A035BD
split-complementary
#BD5C35 #35BDA0 #3552BD
monochromatic
#5D2D1A #8D4528 #BD5C35 #D27F5D #DFA58D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.42
#BD5C35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.75
#BD5C35 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BD5C35
4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BD5C35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BD5C35 | 1.00 | 4.42 | 4.75 | 4.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#776B31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8033
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CF4853
Achromatopsia (no color)
#787878
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bd5c35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(189, 92, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.136 41.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d78c6e',
500: '#bd5c35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bd5c35; $custom-light: #d78c6e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bd5c35",
"rgb": {
"r": 189,
"g": 92,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.206,
"s": 56.198,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58578,
"c": 0.13588,
"h": 41.6
},
"luminance": 0.1873
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BD5C35
secondary
#84B6CA
accent
#B4DF48
background
#FEF8F6
surface
#FCF0EC
border
#D5CBC7
text
#160C07
muted
#847D7A