#BB853F#BB853F
#BB853F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.277; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.109 H 70.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB853F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 133, 63) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 66.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.62, 13.66, 44.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.62, 46.99, 73.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.69% 0.0357 0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.69% 0.109 70.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7802, 27.7011, 8.4801) |
| Luminance | 0.2770 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.47
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.15
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.88
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.00
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.12
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB853F #3F75BB
analogous
#BB473F #BB853F #B3BB3F
triadic
#BB853F #3FBB85 #853FBB
tetradic
#BB853F #3FBB47 #3F75BB #BB3FB3
square
#BB853F #3FBB47 #3F75BB #BB3FB3
split-complementary
#BB853F #3FB3BB #473FBB
monochromatic
#5F4420 #8D6430 #BB853F #CDA26A #DCBF98
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#BB853F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.54
#BB853F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB853F
6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB853F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB853F | 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)
#988838
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49541
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB7876
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb853f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 133, 63); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.109 70.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3a877',
500: '#bb853f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb853f; $custom-light: #d3a877; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb853f",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 133,
"b": 63
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.871,
"s": 49.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65691,
"c": 0.10892,
"h": 70.9
},
"luminance": 0.27699
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB853F
secondary
#8EA7C8
accent
#8BD94F
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#150F09
muted
#837F7B