#BB6648#BB6648
#BB6648 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.118 H 40.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6648 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 102, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 61.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.44, 31.30, 31.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.44, 44.65, 45.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.18% 0.0901 0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.18% 0.118 40) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4167, 20.5382, 8.7027) |
| Luminance | 0.2054 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.97
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.68
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.41
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.65
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.84
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6648 #489DBB
analogous
#BB4863 #BB6648 #BB9F48
triadic
#BB6648 #48BB66 #6648BB
tetradic
#BB6648 #63BB48 #489DBB #9F48BB
square
#BB6648 #63BB48 #489DBB #9F48BB
split-complementary
#BB6648 #48BB9F #4863BB
monochromatic
#643525 #904D36 #BB6648 #CC8B75 #DCB1A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.11
#BB6648 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.11
#BB6648 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6648
5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6648 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6648 | 1.00 | 4.11 | 5.11 | 5.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7245
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918447
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC575F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6648; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 102, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.118 40.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4937b',
500: '#bb6648',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6648; $custom-light: #d4937b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6648",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 102,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.652,
"s": 45.817,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60176,
"c": 0.11758,
"h": 40
},
"luminance": 0.20535
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6648
secondary
#96BCC9
accent
#B3D552
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF1EE
border
#D4CBC9
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B