#BB7255#BB7255

#BB7255 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 62.5% C 0.102 H 42.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB7255
RGB	rgb(187, 114, 85)
HSL	hsl(17, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(17, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 39%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.34, 25.81, 28.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.34, 38.22, 47.52°)
OKLab	oklab(62.47% 0.0753 0.0684)
OKLCH	oklch(62.47% 0.102 42.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.1524, 23.2579, 11.5991)
Luminance	0.2326 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BB7255 #559EBB

analogous

#BB556B #BB7255 #BBA555

triadic

#BB7255 #55BB72 #7255BB

tetradic

#BB7255 #6BBB55 #559EBB #A555BB

square

#BB7255 #6BBB55 #559EBB #A555BB

split-complementary

#BB7255 #55BBA5 #556BBB

monochromatic

#6B3D2B #97563C #BB7255 #CC9681 #DEBBAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.72

#BB7255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.65

#BB7255 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB7255

5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB7255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB7255	1.00	3.72	5.65	5.65
#FFFFFF	3.72	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#857B53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#968B54

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB656B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#848484

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb7255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 114, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.5% 0.102 42.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d39b85',
    500: '#bb7255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb7255;
$custom-light: #d39b85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb7255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.059,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62465,
    "c": 0.10174,
    "h": 42.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.23255
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB7255

secondary

#A0BFCC

accent

#AFD355

background

#FDF9F8

surface

#FAF2EF

border

#D3CCCA

text

#150E0B

muted

#837E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB7255

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

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