#BB6B48#BB6B48
#BB6B48 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.113 H 43.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6B48 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 107, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.8%, 61.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.55, 28.60, 33.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.55, 43.82, 49.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.03% 0.0819 0.0785) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.03% 0.113 43.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9230, 21.5508, 8.8715) |
| Luminance | 0.2155 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 0.55
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.88
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.12
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.53
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.54
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6B48 #4898BB
analogous
#BB485E #BB6B48 #BBA448
triadic
#BB6B48 #48BB6B #6B48BB
tetradic
#BB6B48 #5EBB48 #4898BB #A448BB
square
#BB6B48 #5EBB48 #4898BB #A448BB
split-complementary
#BB6B48 #48BBA4 #485EBB
monochromatic
#643825 #905136 #BB6B48 #CC8F75 #DCB3A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.96
#BB6B48 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.31
#BB6B48 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6B48
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6B48 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6B48 | 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)
#807545
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948747
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5C63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6b48; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 107, 72); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.113 43.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4967c',
500: '#bb6b48',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6b48; $custom-light: #d4967c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6b48",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 107,
"b": 72
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.261,
"s": 45.817,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61025,
"c": 0.11345,
"h": 43.8
},
"luminance": 0.21548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6B48
secondary
#96B9C9
accent
#AED552
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B