#BB6A55#BB6A55
#BB6A55 is a mid, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.109 H 35.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6A55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 106, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(12, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(12, 55%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.3%, 54.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.53, 30.17, 25.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.53, 39.73, 40.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.08% 0.0886 0.0631) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.08% 0.109 35.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2891, 21.5314, 11.3114) |
| Luminance | 0.2153 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.23
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.79
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.91
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.50
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.52
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6A55 #55A6BB
analogous
#BB5573 #BB6A55 #BB9D55
triadic
#BB6A55 #55BB6A #6A55BB
tetradic
#BB6A55 #73BB55 #55A6BB #9D55BB
square
#BB6A55 #73BB55 #55A6BB #9D55BB
split-complementary
#BB6A55 #55BB9D #5573BB
monochromatic
#6B382B #974F3C #BB6A55 #CC9081 #DEB7AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#BB6A55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#BB6A55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6A55
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6A55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6A55 | 1.00 | 3.96 | 5.31 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E7553
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928754
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB5D65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6a55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 106, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.109 35.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39685',
500: '#bb6a55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6a55; $custom-light: #d39685; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6a55",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 106,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 12.353,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61075,
"c": 0.10877,
"h": 35.4
},
"luminance": 0.21529
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6A55
secondary
#A0C3CC
accent
#B9D355
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150D0B
muted
#837E7C