#BB851E#BB851E
#BB851E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.128 H 77.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB851E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 133, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 72%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 84%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 84%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.38, 12.17, 58.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.38, 59.64, 78.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.43% 0.0272 0.1248) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.43% 0.128 77.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1176, 27.4361, 4.9902) |
| Luminance | 0.2743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.24
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.71
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.12
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.05
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.27
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 6.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB851E #1E54BB
analogous
#BB361E #BB851E #A2BB1E
triadic
#BB851E #1EBB85 #851EBB
tetradic
#BB851E #1EBB36 #1E54BB #BB1EA2
square
#BB851E #1EBB36 #1E54BB #BB1EA2
split-complementary
#BB851E #1EA2BB #361EBB
monochromatic
#523A0D #865F16 #BB851E #DFA537 #E7BD6C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#BB851E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#BB851E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB851E
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB851E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB851E | 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)
#998701
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69423
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC7672
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb851e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 133, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.128 77.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5a864',
500: '#bb851e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb851e; $custom-light: #d5a864; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb851e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 133,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.363,
"s": 72.35,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65425,
"c": 0.1277,
"h": 77.7
},
"luminance": 0.27434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB851E
secondary
#678ACD
accent
#77EF39
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#150F06
muted
#837F7A