#BB7C39#BB7C39
#BB7C39 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.114 H 64.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7C39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 124, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 70%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.7%, 69.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.35, 18.29, 45.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.35, 48.94, 68.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.9% 0.0485 0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.9% 0.114 64.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.4418, 25.2781, 7.2513) |
| Luminance | 0.2528 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.25
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.86
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.01
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.25
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 4.55
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7C39 #3978BB
analogous
#BB3B39 #BB7C39 #B9BB39
triadic
#BB7C39 #39BB7C #7C39BB
tetradic
#BB7C39 #39BB3B #3978BB #BB39B9
square
#BB7C39 #39BB3B #3978BB #BB39B9
split-complementary
#BB7C39 #39B9BB #3B39BB
monochromatic
#5D3E1C #8C5D2B #BB7C39 #CF9A62 #DDB891
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.47
#BB7C39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.06
#BB7C39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7C39
6.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7C39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7C39 | 1.00 | 3.47 | 6.06 | 6.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#908132
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F8F3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC6E6D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7c39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 124, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.114 64.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4a272',
500: '#bb7c39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7c39; $custom-light: #d4a272; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7c39",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 124,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.923,
"s": 53.279,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63903,
"c": 0.11368,
"h": 64.7
},
"luminance": 0.25276
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7C39
secondary
#87A7C8
accent
#92DD4B
background
#FDF9F7
surface
#FBF2ED
border
#D4CCC8
text
#150F08
muted
#837E7B