#BB6C38#BB6C38
#BB6C38 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.121 H 51.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6C38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 108, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 54%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.2%, 70.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.58, 27.04, 41.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.58, 49.76, 57.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.99% 0.0745 0.0949) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.99% 0.121 51.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5721, 21.5783, 6.5063) |
| Luminance | 0.2157 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.31
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.51
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.59
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.61
Chocolate (CSS)
#D2691E
ΔE00 5.45
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6C38 #3887BB
analogous
#BB3845 #BB6C38 #BBAD38
triadic
#BB6C38 #38BB6C #6C38BB
tetradic
#BB6C38 #45BB38 #3887BB #AD38BB
square
#BB6C38 #45BB38 #3887BB #AD38BB
split-complementary
#BB6C38 #38BBAD #3845BB
monochromatic
#5D361C #8C512A #BB6C38 #D08D61 #DEAF90
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#BB6C38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#BB6C38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6C38
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6C38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6C38 | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.32 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837532
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958738
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5C60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6c38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 108, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.121 51.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d59771',
500: '#bb6c38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6c38; $custom-light: #d59771; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6c38",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 108,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.817,
"s": 53.909,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60985,
"c": 0.12065,
"h": 51.9
},
"luminance": 0.21575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6C38
secondary
#86AEC8
accent
#A3DD4B
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EC
border
#D4CCC7
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B