#BB8151#BB8151

#BB8151 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.096 H 59.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8151
RGB	rgb(187, 129, 81)
HSL	hsl(27, 44%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(27, 57%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31%, 56.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.85, 17.18, 34.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.85, 38.80, 63.72°)
OKLab	oklab(65.16% 0.0487 0.083)
OKLCH	oklch(65.16% 0.096 59.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.8307, 26.8618, 11.3967)
Luminance	0.2686 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8151 #518BBB

analogous

#BB5156 #BB8151 #BBB651

triadic

#BB8151 #51BB81 #8151BB

tetradic

#BB8151 #56BB51 #518BBB #B651BB

square

#BB8151 #56BB51 #518BBB #B651BB

split-complementary

#BB8151 #51BBB6 #5156BB

monochromatic

#694629 #95633A #BB8151 #CCA17D #DDC1A9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.30

#BB8151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.37

#BB8151 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8151

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8151	1.00	3.30	6.37	6.37
#FFFFFF	3.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.37	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.37	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#93864D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A09351

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA7575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 129, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.096 59.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3a583',
    500: '#bb8151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8151;
$custom-light: #d3a583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.17,
    "s": 43.802,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6516,
    "c": 0.0962,
    "h": 59.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.26859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8151

secondary

#9DB6CB

accent

#9AD454

background

#FDFAF8

surface

#FAF4EF

border

#D3CECA

text

#150F0A

muted

#837F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8151

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →