#BB7D23#BB7D23
#BB7D23 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.254; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.125 H 70.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7D23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 125, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 68%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 81%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.2%, 81.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.42, 16.75, 54.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.42, 57.45, 73.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.91% 0.041 0.1185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.91% 0.125 70.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1327, 25.3560, 5.0024) |
| Luminance | 0.2535 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.82
Dirty Orange
#C87606
ΔE00 4.58
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.88
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.44
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.71
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7D23 #2361BB
analogous
#BB3123 #BB7D23 #ADBB23
triadic
#BB7D23 #23BB7D #7D23BB
tetradic
#BB7D23 #23BB31 #2361BB #BB23AD
square
#BB7D23 #23BB31 #2361BB #BB23AD
split-complementary
#BB7D23 #23ADBB #3123BB
monochromatic
#543810 #875B19 #BB7D23 #DB9C40 #E5B774
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.46
#BB7D23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.07
#BB7D23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7D23
6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7D23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7D23 | 1.00 | 3.46 | 6.07 | 6.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#928112
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19026
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC6D6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7d23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 125, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.125 70.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5a266',
500: '#bb7d23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7d23; $custom-light: #d5a266; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7d23",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 125,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.526,
"s": 68.468,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63908,
"c": 0.1254,
"h": 70.9
},
"luminance": 0.25353
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7D23
secondary
#6E94CC
accent
#84EB3C
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FBF2EB
border
#D4CCC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837E7A