#BB7E51#BB7E51
#BB7E51 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.097 H 56.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB7E51 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 126, 81) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 44%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 57%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.6%, 56.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.12, 18.84, 33.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.12, 38.78, 60.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.59% 0.0537 0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.59% 0.097 56.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4414, 26.0830, 11.2669) |
| Luminance | 0.2608 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.63
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.32
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.39
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.44
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.18
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 6.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB7E51 #518EBB
analogous
#BB5159 #BB7E51 #BBB351
triadic
#BB7E51 #51BB7E #7E51BB
tetradic
#BB7E51 #59BB51 #518EBB #B351BB
square
#BB7E51 #59BB51 #518EBB #B351BB
split-complementary
#BB7E51 #51BBB3 #5159BB
monochromatic
#694429 #95613A #BB7E51 #CC9F7D #DDBFA9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#BB7E51 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#BB7E51 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB7E51
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB7E51 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB7E51 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#90844D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9151
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA7273
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb7e51; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 126, 81); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.097 56.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a383',
500: '#bb7e51',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb7e51; $custom-light: #d3a383; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb7e51",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 126,
"b": 81
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.472,
"s": 43.802,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64593,
"c": 0.09715,
"h": 56.4
},
"luminance": 0.26081
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB7E51
secondary
#9DB7CB
accent
#9ED454
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4EF
border
#D3CECA
text
#150F0A
muted
#837F7C