#BB6D4D#BB6D4D
#BB6D4D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.110 H 42.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6D4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 109, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 59%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.7%, 58.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.07, 27.89, 31.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.07, 41.75, 48.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.45% 0.0805 0.0743) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.45% 0.11 42.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3037, 22.0406, 9.8361) |
| Luminance | 0.2204 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.21
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.25
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.07
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 3.76
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 3.85
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6D4D #4D9BBB
analogous
#BB4D64 #BB6D4D #BBA44D
triadic
#BB6D4D #4DBB6D #6D4DBB
tetradic
#BB6D4D #64BB4D #4D9BBB #A44DBB
square
#BB6D4D #64BB4D #4D9BBB #A44DBB
split-complementary
#BB6D4D #4DBBA4 #4D64BB
monochromatic
#663A27 #935238 #BB6D4D #CC9179 #DDB6A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#BB6D4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.41
#BB6D4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6D4D
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6D4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6D4D | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.41 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82774A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94884C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB5F65
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6d4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 109, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.110 42.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4977f',
500: '#bb6d4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6d4d; $custom-light: #d4977f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6d4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 109,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.455,
"s": 44.715,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6145,
"c": 0.10953,
"h": 42.7
},
"luminance": 0.22038
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6D4D
secondary
#9ABCCA
accent
#AFD453
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150D0A
muted
#837E7C