#BB6D40#BB6D40
#BB6D40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.116 H 49.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6D40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 109, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.7%, 65.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.89, 26.97, 37.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.89, 46.56, 54.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.26% 0.0756 0.088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.26% 0.116 49.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8897, 21.8750, 7.6557) |
| Luminance | 0.2187 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.88
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.16
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.40
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.80
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.89
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6D40 #408EBB
analogous
#BB4051 #BB6D40 #BBAB40
triadic
#BB6D40 #40BB6D #6D40BB
tetradic
#BB6D40 #51BB40 #408EBB #AB40BB
square
#BB6D40 #51BB40 #408EBB #AB40BB
split-complementary
#BB6D40 #40BBAB #4051BB
monochromatic
#603821 #8D5230 #BB6D40 #CD8F6C #DCB299
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#BB6D40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.37
#BB6D40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6D40
5.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6D40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6D40 | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.37 | 5.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83763C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95883F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5E63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6d40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 109, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.116 49.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d49776',
500: '#bb6d40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6d40; $custom-light: #d49776; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6d40",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 109,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.951,
"s": 49.004,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61258,
"c": 0.11599,
"h": 49.3
},
"luminance": 0.21872
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6D40
secondary
#8FB3C8
accent
#A6D94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150D08
muted
#837E7B