#BB7359#BB7359
#BB7359 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.099 H 40.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7359 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 115, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.5%, 52.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.63, 25.61, 26.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.63, 36.72, 45.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.72% 0.0752 0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.72% 0.099 40.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4292, 23.5501, 12.4976) |
| Luminance | 0.2355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.92
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.61
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.67
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.22
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.37
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7359 #59A1BB
analogous
#BB5970 #BB7359 #BBA459
triadic
#BB7359 #59BB73 #7359BB
tetradic
#BB7359 #70BB59 #59A1BB #A459BB
square
#BB7359 #70BB59 #59A1BB #A459BB
split-complementary
#BB7359 #59BBA4 #5970BB
monochromatic
#6D3E2D #98563E #BB7359 #CD9884 #DFBCB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#BB7359 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.71
#BB7359 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7359
5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7359 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7359 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.71 | 5.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857C57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978B58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA676C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7359; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 115, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.099 40.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39c88',
500: '#bb7359',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7359; $custom-light: #d39c88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7359",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 115,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.918,
"s": 41.88,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62716,
"c": 0.09902,
"h": 40.5
},
"luminance": 0.23548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7359
secondary
#A3C2CD
accent
#B1D256
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2EF
border
#D3CCCA
text
#150E0B
muted
#837E7C