#BB7A57#BB7A57
#BB7A57 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.095 H 48.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7A57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 122, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 53%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.8%, 53.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.24, 21.57, 29.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.24, 36.55, 53.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.95% 0.0627 0.0715) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.95% 0.095 48.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1751, 25.1744, 12.3376) |
| Luminance | 0.2517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 4.66
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.10
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.99
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.14
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 6.82
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 6.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7A57 #5798BB
analogous
#BB5766 #BB7A57 #BBAC57
triadic
#BB7A57 #57BB7A #7A57BB
tetradic
#BB7A57 #66BB57 #5798BB #AC57BB
square
#BB7A57 #66BB57 #5798BB #AC57BB
split-complementary
#BB7A57 #57BBAC #5766BB
monochromatic
#6C422C #975D3D #BB7A57 #CD9C83 #DEBFAE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#BB7A57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.03
#BB7A57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7A57
6.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7A57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7A57 | 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)
#8C8154
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8F57
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA6E71
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7a57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 122, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.095 48.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a187',
500: '#bb7a57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7a57; $custom-light: #d3a187; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7a57",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 122,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21,
"s": 42.373,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63948,
"c": 0.09515,
"h": 48.8
},
"luminance": 0.25172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7A57
secondary
#A2BDCC
accent
#A7D256
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2EF
border
#D3CCCA
text
#150F0B
muted
#837E7C