#BB7B49#BB7B49
#BB7B49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.252; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.104 H 57.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7B49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 123, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.2%, 61%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.28, 19.88, 37.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.28, 42.15, 61.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.91% 0.0557 0.0874) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.91% 0.104 57.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7810, 25.2143, 9.6531) |
| Luminance | 0.2521 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.51
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.84
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.33
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.50
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.66
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7B49 #4989BB
analogous
#BB4950 #BB7B49 #BBB449
triadic
#BB7B49 #49BB7B #7B49BB
tetradic
#BB7B49 #50BB49 #4989BB #B449BB
square
#BB7B49 #50BB49 #4989BB #B449BB
split-complementary
#BB7B49 #49BBB4 #4950BB
monochromatic
#644125 #915E36 #BB7B49 #CC9B76 #DCBCA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.48
#BB7B49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.04
#BB7B49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7B49
6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7B49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7B49 | 1.00 | 3.48 | 6.04 | 6.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E8144
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8F49
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB6E6F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7b49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 123, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.104 57.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a17d',
500: '#bb7b49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7b49; $custom-light: #d3a17d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7b49",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 123,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.316,
"s": 45.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63913,
"c": 0.10362,
"h": 57.5
},
"luminance": 0.25212
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7B49
secondary
#97B3C9
accent
#9CD553
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2EE
border
#D4CCC9
text
#150F0A
muted
#837E7C