#BB7A55#BB7A55
#BB7A55 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.251; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.096 H 50.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7A55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 122, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 55%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.8%, 54.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.21, 21.40, 30.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.21, 37.32, 55.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.91% 0.0619 0.0738) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.91% 0.096 50) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0945, 25.1422, 11.9132) |
| Luminance | 0.2514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.81
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.29
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.46
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.53
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 7.10
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7A55 #5596BB
analogous
#BB5563 #BB7A55 #BBAD55
triadic
#BB7A55 #55BB7A #7A55BB
tetradic
#BB7A55 #63BB55 #5596BB #AD55BB
square
#BB7A55 #63BB55 #5596BB #AD55BB
split-complementary
#BB7A55 #55BBAD #5563BB
monochromatic
#6B422B #975D3C #BB7A55 #CC9C81 #DEBEAC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#BB7A55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.03
#BB7A55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7A55
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7A55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7A55 | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.03 | 6.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C8152
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F55
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA6E71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7a55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 122, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.096 50.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a085',
500: '#bb7a55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7a55; $custom-light: #d3a085; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7a55",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 122,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.765,
"s": 42.857,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63914,
"c": 0.09637,
"h": 50
},
"luminance": 0.2514
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7A55
secondary
#A0BCCC
accent
#A5D355
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2EF
border
#D3CCCA
text
#150F0B
muted
#837E7C