#BB7B57#BB7B57
#BB7B57 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.095 H 49.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7B57 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 123, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 53%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.2%, 53.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.48, 21.02, 29.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.48, 36.47, 54.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.13% 0.0611 0.0722) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.13% 0.095 49.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2985, 25.4213, 12.3787) |
| Luminance | 0.2542 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.07
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.47
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.81
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.63
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 7.27
Terracota
#CB6843
ΔE00 7.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7B57 #5797BB
analogous
#BB5765 #BB7B57 #BBAD57
triadic
#BB7B57 #57BB7B #7B57BB
tetradic
#BB7B57 #65BB57 #5797BB #AD57BB
square
#BB7B57 #65BB57 #5797BB #AD57BB
split-complementary
#BB7B57 #57BBAD #5765BB
monochromatic
#6C432C #975E3D #BB7B57 #CD9D83 #DEBFAE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#BB7B57 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.08
#BB7B57 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7B57
6.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7B57 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7B57 | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.08 | 6.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D8254
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9057
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA6F72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7b57; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 123, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.095 49.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a187',
500: '#bb7b57',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7b57; $custom-light: #d3a187; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7b57",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 123,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.6,
"s": 42.373,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64132,
"c": 0.09459,
"h": 49.8
},
"luminance": 0.25419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7B57
secondary
#A2BDCC
accent
#A5D256
background
#FDF9F8
surface
#FAF2EF
border
#D3CCCA
text
#150F0B
muted
#837E7C