#BB8235#BB8235

#BB8235 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.116 H 71.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8235
RGB	rgb(187, 130, 53)
HSL	hsl(34, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(34, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.5%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.78, 14.75, 48.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.78, 50.97, 73.18°)
OKLab	oklab(65.01% 0.0375 0.1093)
OKLCH	oklch(65.01% 0.116 71.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.1208, 26.7896, 7.0047)
Luminance	0.2679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8235 #356EBB

analogous

#BB3F35 #BB8235 #B1BB35

triadic

#BB8235 #35BB82 #8235BB

tetradic

#BB8235 #35BB3F #356EBB #BB35B1

square

#BB8235 #35BB3F #356EBB #BB35B1

split-complementary

#BB8235 #35B1BB #3F35BB

monochromatic

#5C401A #8B6127 #BB8235 #D19F5C #DEBB8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.30

#BB8235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.36

#BB8235 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8235

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8235	1.00	3.30	6.36	6.36
#FFFFFF	3.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96852C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A39337

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB7472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 130, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.116 71.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4a670',
    500: '#bb8235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8235;
$custom-light: #d4a670;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 34.478,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65007,
    "c": 0.11557,
    "h": 71.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.26787
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8235

secondary

#83A1C9

accent

#89DF49

background

#FDFAF6

surface

#FBF4EC

border

#D4CEC7

text

#150F08

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8235

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

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