#BB6840#BB6840
#BB6840 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.119 H 45.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6840 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 104, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.4%, 65.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.77, 29.68, 36.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.77, 47.16, 51.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.4% 0.0838 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.4% 0.119 45.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3714, 20.8384, 7.4829) |
| Luminance | 0.2084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.71
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.27
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.70
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.82
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.83
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6840 #4093BB
analogous
#BB4056 #BB6840 #BBA640
triadic
#BB6840 #40BB68 #6840BB
tetradic
#BB6840 #56BB40 #4093BB #A640BB
square
#BB6840 #56BB40 #4093BB #A640BB
split-complementary
#BB6840 #40BBA6 #4056BB
monochromatic
#603521 #8D4F30 #BB6840 #CD8B6C #DCAF99
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.06
#BB6840 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.17
#BB6840 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6840
5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6840 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6840 | 1.00 | 4.06 | 5.17 | 5.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F733C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93853F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC585F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7E7E7E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6840; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 104, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.119 45.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59476',
500: '#bb6840',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6840; $custom-light: #d59476; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6840",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 104,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.512,
"s": 49.004,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60396,
"c": 0.11947,
"h": 45.4
},
"luminance": 0.20836
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6840
secondary
#8FB5C8
accent
#ACD94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF1ED
border
#D4CBC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B