#BB8635#BB8635

#BB8635 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.116 H 74.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8635
RGB	rgb(187, 134, 53)
HSL	hsl(36, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(36, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.78, 12.54, 49.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.78, 51.38, 75.88°)
OKLab	oklab(65.78% 0.031 0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(65.78% 0.116 74.5)
XYZ	xyz(29.6632, 27.8744, 7.1855)
Luminance	0.2787 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8635 #356ABB

analogous

#BB4335 #BB8635 #ADBB35

triadic

#BB8635 #35BB86 #8635BB

tetradic

#BB8635 #35BB43 #356ABB #BB35AD

square

#BB8635 #35BB43 #356ABB #BB35AD

split-complementary

#BB8635 #35ADBB #4335BB

monochromatic

#5C421A #8B6427 #BB8635 #D1A35C #DEBE8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#BB8635 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.57

#BB8635 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8635

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8635	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8635	1.00	3.19	6.57	6.57
#FFFFFF	3.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#99882B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A69537

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB7875

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8635;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 134, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.116 74.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4a971',
    500: '#bb8635',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8635;
$custom-light: #d4a971;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8635",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.269,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65784,
    "c": 0.11574,
    "h": 74.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.27872
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8635

secondary

#839FC9

accent

#84DF49

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FBF4ED

border

#D4CEC8

text

#150F08

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8635

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

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