#BB7A40#BB7A40
#BB7A40 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.110 H 60.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7A40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 122, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.8%, 65.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.94, 19.82, 41.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.94, 45.95, 64.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.61% 0.0541 0.0955) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.61% 0.11 60.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3805, 24.8566, 8.1526) |
| Luminance | 0.2485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.46
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.49
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.43
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.62
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.82
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7A40 #4081BB
analogous
#BB4043 #BB7A40 #BBB840
triadic
#BB7A40 #40BB7A #7A40BB
tetradic
#BB7A40 #43BB40 #4081BB #B840BB
square
#BB7A40 #43BB40 #4081BB #B840BB
split-complementary
#BB7A40 #40BBB8 #4043BB
monochromatic
#603F21 #8D5C30 #BB7A40 #CD996C #DCB999
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#BB7A40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#BB7A40 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7A40
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7A40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7A40 | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E803A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8E41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB6C6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7a40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 122, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.110 60.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4a077',
500: '#bb7a40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7a40; $custom-light: #d4a077; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7a40",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 122,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.293,
"s": 49.004,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63608,
"c": 0.10978,
"h": 60.5
},
"luminance": 0.24854
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7A40
secondary
#8FADC8
accent
#98D94F
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150E09
muted
#837E7B