#BB6E53#BB6E53
#BB6E53 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.106 H 40.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB6E53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 110, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 56%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.2%, 55.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.39, 27.83, 28.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.39, 39.55, 45.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.73% 0.0812 0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.73% 0.106 40) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6327, 22.3439, 11.0395) |
| Luminance | 0.2234 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 1.59
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 2.81
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 3.80
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.15
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 4.40
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB6E53 #53A0BB
analogous
#BB536C #BB6E53 #BBA253
triadic
#BB6E53 #53BB6E #6E53BB
tetradic
#BB6E53 #6CBB53 #53A0BB #A253BB
square
#BB6E53 #6CBB53 #53A0BB #A253BB
split-complementary
#BB6E53 #53BBA2 #536CBB
monochromatic
#6A3A2A #96533B #BB6E53 #CC937F #DEB8AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.84
#BB6E53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.47
#BB6E53 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB6E53
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB6E53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB6E53 | 1.00 | 3.84 | 5.47 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827851
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948852
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB6167
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb6e53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 110, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.106 40.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39883',
500: '#bb6e53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb6e53; $custom-light: #d39883; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb6e53",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 110,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.577,
"s": 43.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61726,
"c": 0.10594,
"h": 40
},
"luminance": 0.22341
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB6E53
secondary
#9EC0CB
accent
#B2D355
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FBF2EF
border
#D4CCCA
text
#150E0A
muted
#837E7C