#BB6646#BB6646
#BB6646 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.1% C 0.118 H 41.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6646 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 102, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 46%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 63%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 62.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.41, 31.16, 32.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.41, 45.33, 46.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.15% 0.0894 0.0777) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.15% 0.118 41) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3525, 20.5126, 8.3647) |
| Luminance | 0.2051 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.28
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.34
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.22
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.46
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.47
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6646 #469BBB
analogous
#BB4661 #BB6646 #BBA046
triadic
#BB6646 #46BB66 #6646BB
tetradic
#BB6646 #61BB46 #469BBB #A046BB
square
#BB6646 #61BB46 #469BBB #A046BB
split-complementary
#BB6646 #46BBA0 #4661BB
monochromatic
#623524 #8F4D35 #BB6646 #CB8B73 #DCB0A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#BB6646 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#BB6646 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6646
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6646 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6646 | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7243
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918445
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC565E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6646; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 102, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.1% 0.118 41.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4937a',
500: '#bb6646',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6646; $custom-light: #d4937a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6646",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 102,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.41,
"s": 46.245,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60145,
"c": 0.11842,
"h": 41
},
"luminance": 0.2051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6646
secondary
#94BAC8
accent
#B2D652
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF1ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B