#BB7459#BB7459
#BB7459 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.098 H 41.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7459 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 116, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 52%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38%, 52.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.87, 25.06, 26.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.87, 36.56, 46.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.89% 0.0736 0.0651) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.89% 0.098 41.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5438, 23.7794, 12.5358) |
| Luminance | 0.2378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.24
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.60
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.90
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 4.14
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 5.44
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7459 #59A0BB
analogous
#BB596F #BB7459 #BBA559
triadic
#BB7459 #59BB74 #7459BB
tetradic
#BB7459 #6FBB59 #59A0BB #A559BB
square
#BB7459 #6FBB59 #59A0BB #A559BB
split-complementary
#BB7459 #59BBA5 #596FBB
monochromatic
#6D3E2D #98573E #BB7459 #CD9884 #DFBDB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#BB7459 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#BB7459 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7459
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7459 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7459 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#867D57
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978C58
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA686D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7459; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 116, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.098 41.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d39c88',
500: '#bb7459',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7459; $custom-light: #d39c88; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7459",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 116,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.531,
"s": 41.88,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62894,
"c": 0.0982,
"h": 41.5
},
"luminance": 0.23777
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7459
secondary
#A3C1CD
accent
#B0D256
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2EF
border
#D3CCCA
text
#150E0B
muted
#837E7C