#BB7253#BB7253

#BB7253 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.103 H 43.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB7253
RGB	rgb(187, 114, 83)
HSL	hsl(18, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(18, 56%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39%, 55.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.30, 25.64, 29.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.30, 38.91, 48.78°)
OKLab	oklab(62.43% 0.0745 0.0707)
OKLCH	oklch(62.43% 0.103 43.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.0740, 23.2266, 11.1866)
Luminance	0.2322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB7253 #539CBB

analogous

#BB5368 #BB7253 #BBA653

triadic

#BB7253 #53BB72 #7253BB

tetradic

#BB7253 #68BB53 #539CBB #A653BB

square

#BB7253 #68BB53 #539CBB #A653BB

split-complementary

#BB7253 #53BBA6 #5368BB

monochromatic

#6A3D2A #96563B #BB7253 #CC967F #DEBAAB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#BB7253 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.64

#BB7253 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB7253

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB7253	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB7253	1.00	3.72	5.64	5.64
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#857B50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#978B52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB656A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb7253;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 114, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.103 43.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d39b84',
    500: '#bb7253',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb7253;
$custom-light: #d39b84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb7253",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.885,
    "s": 43.333,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6243,
    "c": 0.10273,
    "h": 43.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.23224
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB7253

secondary

#9EBECB

accent

#ADD355

background

#FDF9F8

surface

#FAF2EF

border

#D3CCCA

text

#150E0B

muted

#837E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB7253

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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