#BB7D3B#BB7D3B
#BB7D3B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.112 H 65.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7D3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 125, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.2%, 68.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.61, 17.85, 44.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.61, 48.13, 68.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.11% 0.0475 0.1017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.11% 0.112 65) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6186, 25.5503, 7.5613) |
| Luminance | 0.2555 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.53
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.01
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 4.07
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.14
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.75
Brownish Orange
#CB7723
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7D3B #3B79BB
analogous
#BB3D3B #BB7D3B #B9BB3B
triadic
#BB7D3B #3BBB7D #7D3BBB
tetradic
#BB7D3B #3BBB3D #3B79BB #BB3BB9
square
#BB7D3B #3BBB3D #3B79BB #BB3BB9
split-complementary
#BB7D3B #3BB9BB #3D3BBB
monochromatic
#5E3F1E #8C5E2C #BB7D3B #CE9B65 #DDB993
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#BB7D3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.11
#BB7D3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7D3B
6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7D3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7D3B | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.11 | 6.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918234
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F903C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB6F6E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7d3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 125, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.112 65.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d4a274',
500: '#bb7d3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7d3b; $custom-light: #d4a274; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7d3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 125,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.938,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64113,
"c": 0.11225,
"h": 65
},
"luminance": 0.25548
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7D3B
secondary
#8AA8C8
accent
#92DB4C
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF3ED
border
#D4CDC8
text
#150F08
muted
#837F7B