#BB6E1E#BB6E1E
#BB6E1E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.131 H 60.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6E1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 110, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 72%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 84%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.2%, 84%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.83, 24.86, 53.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.83, 59.10, 65.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.11% 0.0643 0.1142) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.11% 0.131 60.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3061, 21.8132, 4.0531) |
| Luminance | 0.2181 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 2.31
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.72
Orange Brown
#BE6400
ΔE00 3.36
Browny Orange
#CA6B02
ΔE00 3.61
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.84
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 4.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6E1E #1E6BBB
analogous
#BB1F1E #BB6E1E #BABB1E
triadic
#BB6E1E #1EBB6E #6E1EBB
tetradic
#BB6E1E #1EBB1F #1E6BBB #BB1EBA
square
#BB6E1E #1EBB1F #1E6BBB #BB1EBA
split-complementary
#BB6E1E #1EBABB #1F1EBB
monochromatic
#52300D #864F16 #BB6E1E #DF8D37 #E7AB6C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.92
#BB6E1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#BB6E1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6E1E
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6E1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6E1E | 1.00 | 3.92 | 5.36 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.92 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#86760E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98881F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD5C5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6e1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 110, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.131 60.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d69862',
500: '#bb6e1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6e1e; $custom-light: #d69862; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6e1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 110,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.573,
"s": 72.35,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61113,
"c": 0.13106,
"h": 60.6
},
"luminance": 0.2181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6E1E
secondary
#6799CD
accent
#92EF39
background
#FEF9F6
surface
#FCF2EB
border
#D5CCC6
text
#160D05
muted
#847E7A