#BB853E#BB853E
#BB853E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.110 H 71.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB853E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 133, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 66.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.61, 13.60, 45.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.61, 47.43, 73.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.68% 0.0354 0.1038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.68% 0.11 71.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7525, 27.6900, 8.3342) |
| Luminance | 0.2769 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.57
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.15
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.02
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.10
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.25
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB853E #3E74BB
analogous
#BB473E #BB853E #B3BB3E
triadic
#BB853E #3EBB85 #853EBB
tetradic
#BB853E #3EBB47 #3E74BB #BB3EB3
square
#BB853E #3EBB47 #3E74BB #BB3EB3
split-complementary
#BB853E #3EB3BB #473EBB
monochromatic
#5F4420 #8D642F #BB853E #CDA269 #DCBE97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#BB853E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#BB853E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB853E
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB853E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB853E | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.54 | 6.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#988836
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49540
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB7875
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb853e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 133, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.110 71.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a876',
500: '#bb853e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb853e; $custom-light: #d3a876; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb853e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 133,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.08,
"s": 50.201,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6568,
"c": 0.10963,
"h": 71.2
},
"luminance": 0.27688
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB853E
secondary
#8DA6C8
accent
#8ADA4E
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#150F09
muted
#837F7B