#BB8421#BB8421
#BB8421 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 65.2% C 0.126 H 76.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8421 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 132, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 70%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 82%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 82.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.14, 12.81, 57.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.14, 58.61, 77.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.25% 0.0294 0.1229) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.25% 0.126 76.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.0215, 27.1796, 5.1563) |
| Luminance | 0.2718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.88
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.55
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.38
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.33
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.71
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8421 #2158BB
analogous
#BB3721 #BB8421 #A5BB21
triadic
#BB8421 #21BB84 #8421BB
tetradic
#BB8421 #21BB37 #2158BB #BB21A5
square
#BB8421 #21BB37 #2158BB #BB21A5
split-complementary
#BB8421 #21A5BB #3721BB
monochromatic
#533B0F #875F18 #BB8421 #DDA33D #E6BC71
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#BB8421 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.44
#BB8421 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8421
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8421 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8421 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98860A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59425
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC7571
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8421; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 132, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.2% 0.126 76.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5a766',
500: '#bb8421',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8421; $custom-light: #d5a766; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8421",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 132,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.571,
"s": 70,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65245,
"c": 0.12634,
"h": 76.6
},
"luminance": 0.27177
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8421
secondary
#6B8ECC
accent
#7BED3B
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837F7A