#BB6D1E#BB6D1E
#BB6D1E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.131 H 59.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6D1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 109, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 72%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 84%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.7%, 84%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.60, 25.41, 53.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.60, 59.15, 64.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.94% 0.0659 0.1138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.94% 0.131 59.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1989, 21.5987, 4.0173) |
| Luminance | 0.2160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.33
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.79
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 3.04
Browny Orange
#CA6B02
ΔE00 3.51
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.72
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 4.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6D1E #1E6CBB
analogous
#BB1F1E #BB6D1E #BABB1E
triadic
#BB6D1E #1EBB6D #6D1EBB
tetradic
#BB6D1E #1EBB1F #1E6CBB #BB1EBA
square
#BB6D1E #1EBB1F #1E6CBB #BB1EBA
split-complementary
#BB6D1E #1EBABB #1F1EBB
monochromatic
#52300D #864E16 #BB6D1E #DF8C37 #E7AA6C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#BB6D1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#BB6D1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6D1E
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6D1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6D1E | 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)
#85750E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97871E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5B5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6d1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 109, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.131 59.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69762',
500: '#bb6d1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6d1e; $custom-light: #d69762; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6d1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 109,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.191,
"s": 72.35,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60936,
"c": 0.13148,
"h": 59.9
},
"luminance": 0.21596
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6D1E
secondary
#679ACD
accent
#93EF39
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FCF2EB
border
#D5CCC6
text
#160D05
muted
#847E7A