#BB6039#BB6039
#BB6039 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.129 H 42.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6039 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 96, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 48.7%, 69.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.95, 33.54, 38.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.95, 50.92, 48.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.98% 0.0944 0.0876) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.98% 0.129 42.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4172, 19.2289, 6.2432) |
| Luminance | 0.1923 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.20
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.68
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.83
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.28
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.78
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6039 #3994BB
analogous
#BB3953 #BB6039 #BBA139
triadic
#BB6039 #39BB60 #6039BB
tetradic
#BB6039 #53BB39 #3994BB #A139BB
square
#BB6039 #53BB39 #3994BB #A139BB
split-complementary
#BB6039 #39BBA1 #3953BB
monochromatic
#5D301C #8C482B #BB6039 #CF8362 #DDA891
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.33
#BB6039 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.85
#BB6039 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6039
4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6039 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6039 | 1.00 | 4.33 | 4.85 | 4.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#796D35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8137
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD4E57
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6039; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 96, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.129 42.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d58f71',
500: '#bb6039',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6039; $custom-light: #d58f71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6039",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 96,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18,
"s": 53.279,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58976,
"c": 0.12879,
"h": 42.9
},
"luminance": 0.19226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6039
secondary
#87B5C8
accent
#B1DD4B
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBF0EC
border
#D4CBC7
text
#150C08
muted
#837D7B