#BB6C40#BB6C40
#BB6C40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.217; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.117 H 48.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6C40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 108, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.2%, 65.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.67, 27.51, 37.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.67, 46.67, 53.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.08% 0.0773 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.08% 0.117 48.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7836, 21.6629, 7.6203) |
| Luminance | 0.2166 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.52
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.19
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.43
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.56
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.87
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6C40 #408FBB
analogous
#BB4052 #BB6C40 #BBAA40
triadic
#BB6C40 #40BB6C #6C40BB
tetradic
#BB6C40 #52BB40 #408FBB #AA40BB
square
#BB6C40 #52BB40 #408FBB #AA40BB
split-complementary
#BB6C40 #40BBAA #4052BB
monochromatic
#603721 #8D5230 #BB6C40 #CD8E6C #DCB199
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.94
#BB6C40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.33
#BB6C40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6C40
5.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6C40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6C40 | 1.00 | 3.94 | 5.33 | 5.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82763C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95873F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5C62
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6c40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 108, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.117 48.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49776',
500: '#bb6c40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6c40; $custom-light: #d49776; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6c40",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 108,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.463,
"s": 49.004,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61084,
"c": 0.11664,
"h": 48.5
},
"luminance": 0.2166
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6C40
secondary
#8FB4C8
accent
#A7D94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B