#BB843F#BB843F
#BB843F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.109 H 69.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB843F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 132, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 66.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.37, 14.21, 44.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.37, 46.90, 72.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.5% 0.0373 0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.5% 0.109 69.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6439, 27.4286, 8.4346) |
| Luminance | 0.2743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.55
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.44
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.70
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 4.72
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.90
Bronze
#CD7F32
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB843F #3F76BB
analogous
#BB463F #BB843F #B4BB3F
triadic
#BB843F #3FBB84 #843FBB
tetradic
#BB843F #3FBB46 #3F76BB #BB3FB4
square
#BB843F #3FBB46 #3F76BB #BB3FB4
split-complementary
#BB843F #3FB4BB #463FBB
monochromatic
#5F4320 #8D6430 #BB843F #CDA16A #DCBE98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#BB843F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#BB843F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB843F
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB843F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB843F | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978738
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49441
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB7775
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb843f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 132, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.109 69.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a777',
500: '#bb843f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb843f; $custom-light: #d3a777; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb843f",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 132,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.387,
"s": 49.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65497,
"c": 0.10891,
"h": 69.9
},
"luminance": 0.27426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB843F
secondary
#8EA8C8
accent
#8CD94F
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#150F09
muted
#837F7B