#BB8535#BB8535

#BB8535 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.116 H 73.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8535
RGB	rgb(187, 133, 53)
HSL	hsl(36, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(36, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.52, 13.09, 49.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.52, 51.27, 75.21°)
OKLab	oklab(65.59% 0.0326 0.111)
OKLCH	oklch(65.59% 0.116 73.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.5257, 27.5993, 7.1396)
Luminance	0.2760 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8535 #356BBB

analogous

#BB4235 #BB8535 #AEBB35

triadic

#BB8535 #35BB85 #8535BB

tetradic

#BB8535 #35BB42 #356BBB #BB35AE

square

#BB8535 #35BB42 #356BBB #BB35AE

split-complementary

#BB8535 #35AEBB #4235BB

monochromatic

#5C411A #8B6327 #BB8535 #D1A25C #DEBD8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.22

#BB8535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.52

#BB8535 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8535

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8535	1.00	3.22	6.52	6.52
#FFFFFF	3.22	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.52	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98882B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A59537

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB7774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 133, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.116 73.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4a871',
    500: '#bb8535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8535;
$custom-light: #d4a871;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.821,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65589,
    "c": 0.11566,
    "h": 73.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.27597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8535

secondary

#839FC9

accent

#85DF49

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FBF4ED

border

#D4CEC8

text

#150F08

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8535

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

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