#BB6C49#BB6C49
#BB6C49 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.112 H 44.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 108, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.2%, 61%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.79, 28.13, 32.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.79, 43.32, 49.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.21% 0.0806 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.21% 0.112 44.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0607, 21.7737, 9.0797) |
| Luminance | 0.2177 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 0.47
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.95
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.04
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.65
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.69
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 3.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6C49 #4998BB
analogous
#BB495F #BB6C49 #BBA549
triadic
#BB6C49 #49BB6C #6C49BB
tetradic
#BB6C49 #5FBB49 #4998BB #A549BB
square
#BB6C49 #5FBB49 #4998BB #A549BB
split-complementary
#BB6C49 #49BBA5 #495FBB
monochromatic
#643925 #915236 #BB6C49 #CC9076 #DCB4A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#BB6C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.35
#BB6C49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6C49
5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6C49 | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.35 | 5.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817646
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948748
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB5D64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 108, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.112 44.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4977c',
500: '#bb6c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6c49; $custom-light: #d4977c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 108,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.421,
"s": 45.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61213,
"c": 0.1122,
"h": 44.1
},
"luminance": 0.21771
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6C49
secondary
#97BAC9
accent
#ADD553
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D09
muted
#837E7B