#BB8474#BB8474

#BB8474 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.072 H 36.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8474
RGB	rgb(187, 132, 116)
HSL	hsl(14, 34%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(14, 38%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.4%, 38%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.19, 19.08, 17.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.19, 25.61, 41.85°)
OKLab	oklab(66.4% 0.0579 0.0435)
OKLCH	oklch(66.4% 0.072 36.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.8983, 28.3304, 20.3078)
Luminance	0.2833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8474 #74ABBB

analogous

#BB7488 #BB8474 #BBA874

triadic

#BB8474 #74BB84 #8474BB

tetradic

#BB8474 #88BB74 #74ABBB #A874BB

square

#BB8474 #88BB74 #74ABBB #A874BB

split-complementary

#BB8474 #74BBA8 #7488BB

monochromatic

#79493B #A2624F #BB8474 #CFA89D #E3CDC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.15

#BB8474 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.67

#BB8474 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8474

6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8474	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8474	1.00	3.15	6.67	6.67
#FFFFFF	3.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#918A73

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9E9574

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C87C80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8474;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 132, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.072 36.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1a89c',
    500: '#bb8474',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8474;
$custom-light: #d1a89c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8474",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 13.521,
    "s": 34.3,
    "l": 59.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66397,
    "c": 0.07239,
    "h": 36.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.28328
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8474

secondary

#B8CDD3

accent

#B2CA5D

background

#FDFAF9

surface

#FAF4F2

border

#D3CECC

text

#140F0E

muted

#837F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8474

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

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