#BB7E49#BB7E49
#BB7E49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.103 H 60.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7E49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 126, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.6%, 61%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.01, 18.22, 38.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.01, 42.17, 64.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.48% 0.0507 0.0893) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.48% 0.103 60.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1589, 25.9700, 9.7790) |
| Luminance | 0.2597 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.01
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.38
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.46
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.50
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.74
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7E49 #4986BB
analogous
#BB494D #BB7E49 #BBB749
triadic
#BB7E49 #49BB7E #7E49BB
tetradic
#BB7E49 #4DBB49 #4986BB #B749BB
square
#BB7E49 #4DBB49 #4986BB #B749BB
split-complementary
#BB7E49 #49BBB7 #494DBB
monochromatic
#644325 #916036 #BB7E49 #CC9E76 #DCBDA2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.39
#BB7E49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.19
#BB7E49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7E49
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7E49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7E49 | 1.00 | 3.39 | 6.19 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.19 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918344
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F914A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB7172
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8B8B8B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7e49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 126, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.103 60.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a37d',
500: '#bb7e49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7e49; $custom-light: #d3a37d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7e49",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 126,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.895,
"s": 45.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64475,
"c": 0.10267,
"h": 60.4
},
"luminance": 0.25968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7E49
secondary
#97B2C9
accent
#98D553
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF3EE
border
#D4CDC9
text
#150F0A
muted
#837F7C