#BB7B22#BB7B22
#BB7B22 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.126 H 69.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7B22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 123, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 69%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 82%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.2%, 81.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.93, 17.82, 54.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.93, 57.70, 72.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.52% 0.0441 0.1181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.52% 0.126 69.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8674, 24.8488, 4.8417) |
| Luminance | 0.2485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 4.00
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.23
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.38
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.98
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.34
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7B22 #2262BB
analogous
#BB2E22 #BB7B22 #AEBB22
triadic
#BB7B22 #22BB7B #7B22BB
tetradic
#BB7B22 #22BB2E #2262BB #BB22AE
square
#BB7B22 #22BB2E #2262BB #BB22AE
split-complementary
#BB7B22 #22AEBB #2E22BB
monochromatic
#53370F #875919 #BB7B22 #DC9A3E #E5B572
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#BB7B22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#BB7B22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7B22
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7B22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7B22 | 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)
#908010
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A08F25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC6B6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7b22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 123, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.126 69.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5a165',
500: '#bb7b22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7b22; $custom-light: #d5a165; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7b22",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 123,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.902,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63523,
"c": 0.12603,
"h": 69.5
},
"luminance": 0.24846
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7B22
secondary
#6D95CC
accent
#85EC3C
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150E06
muted
#837E7A