#BB6A40#BB6A40
#BB6A40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.7% C 0.118 H 47.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 106, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 65.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.22, 28.60, 37.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.22, 46.90, 52.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.74% 0.0806 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.74% 0.118 47) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5751, 21.2458, 7.5508) |
| Luminance | 0.2124 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.94
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.77
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.90
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.24
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.27
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6A40 #4091BB
analogous
#BB4054 #BB6A40 #BBA840
triadic
#BB6A40 #40BB6A #6A40BB
tetradic
#BB6A40 #54BB40 #4091BB #A840BB
square
#BB6A40 #54BB40 #4091BB #A840BB
split-complementary
#BB6A40 #40BBA8 #4054BB
monochromatic
#603621 #8D5030 #BB6A40 #CD8D6C #DCB099
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.00
#BB6A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.25
#BB6A40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6A40
5.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6A40 | 1.00 | 4.00 | 5.25 | 5.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80743C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94863F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5A60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 106, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.7% 0.118 47.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49576',
500: '#bb6a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6a40; $custom-light: #d49576; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 106,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.488,
"s": 49.004,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60738,
"c": 0.11801,
"h": 47
},
"luminance": 0.21243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6A40
secondary
#8FB4C8
accent
#AAD94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B