#BB6E46#BB6E46
#BB6E46 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.112 H 47.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6E46 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 110, 70) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 46%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 63%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.2%, 62.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.20, 26.82, 35.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.20, 44.17, 52.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.52% 0.0762 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.52% 0.112 47.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1770, 22.1616, 8.6395) |
| Luminance | 0.2216 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 1.67
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.50
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 4.42
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.48
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.56
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6E46 #4693BB
analogous
#BB4658 #BB6E46 #BBA946
triadic
#BB6E46 #46BB6E #6E46BB
tetradic
#BB6E46 #58BB46 #4693BB #A946BB
square
#BB6E46 #58BB46 #4693BB #A946BB
split-complementary
#BB6E46 #46BBA9 #4658BB
monochromatic
#623924 #8F5435 #BB6E46 #CB9173 #DCB4A0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#BB6E46 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.43
#BB6E46 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6E46
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6E46 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6E46 | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.43 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837742
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968845
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC5F64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6e46; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 110, 70); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.112 47.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4987a',
500: '#bb6e46',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6e46; $custom-light: #d4987a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6e46",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 110,
"b": 70
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.513,
"s": 46.245,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61517,
"c": 0.11225,
"h": 47.3
},
"luminance": 0.22159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6E46
secondary
#94B7C8
accent
#A9D652
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150E09
muted
#837E7B