#BB8249#BB8249

#BB8249 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.102 H 64.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8249
RGB	rgb(187, 130, 73)
HSL	hsl(30, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(30, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.5%, 61%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.99, 16.00, 39.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.99, 42.33, 67.79°)
OKLab	oklab(65.24% 0.0441 0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(65.24% 0.102 64.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.6806, 27.0135, 9.9530)
Luminance	0.2701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8249 #4982BB

analogous

#BB4949 #BB8249 #BBBB49

triadic

#BB8249 #49BB82 #8249BB

tetradic

#BB8249 #49BB49 #4982BB #BB49BB

square

#BB8249 #49BB49 #4982BB #BB49BB

split-complementary

#BB8249 #49BBBB #4949BB

monochromatic

#644525 #916336 #BB8249 #CCA176 #DCBFA2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.28

#BB8249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.40

#BB8249 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8249

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8249	1.00	3.28	6.40	6.40
#FFFFFF	3.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#948644

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2934A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB7575

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 130, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.102 64.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3a67d',
    500: '#bb8249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8249;
$custom-light: #d3a67d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65235,
    "c": 0.10185,
    "h": 64.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.27011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8249

secondary

#97B0C9

accent

#94D553

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FAF4EE

border

#D3CEC9

text

#150F0A

muted

#837F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8249

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

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