#BB856A#BB856A
#BB856A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.077 H 47.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB856A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 133, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 37%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 43%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 43.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.23, 17.37, 22.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.23, 28.65, 52.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.37% 0.0521 0.0569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.37% 0.077 47.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4839, 28.3826, 17.4530) |
| Luminance | 0.2838 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 7.32
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.77
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 8.31
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 8.32
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 8.40
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 8.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB856A #6AA0BB
analogous
#BB6A78 #BB856A #BBAD6A
triadic
#BB856A #6ABB85 #856ABB
tetradic
#BB856A #78BB6A #6AA0BB #AD6ABB
square
#BB856A #78BB6A #6AA0BB #AD6ABB
split-complementary
#BB856A #6ABBAD #6A78BB
monochromatic
#754B35 #9F6549 #BB856A #CEA794 #E1CABE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#BB856A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.68
#BB856A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB856A
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB856A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB856A | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.68 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#938A68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0966A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C87C7E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb856a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 133, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.077 47.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1a894',
500: '#bb856a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb856a; $custom-light: #d1a894; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb856a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 133,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20,
"s": 37.327,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66369,
"c": 0.07716,
"h": 47.5
},
"luminance": 0.2838
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB856A
secondary
#B0C6D1
accent
#A7CD5B
background
#FDFAF9
surface
#FAF4F1
border
#D3CECB
text
#140F0D
muted
#837F7E