#BB8735#BB8735

#BB8735 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.116 H 75.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8735
RGB	rgb(187, 135, 53)
HSL	hsl(37, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(37, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.03, 11.98, 50.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.03, 51.50, 76.54°)
OKLab	oklab(65.98% 0.0294 0.1121)
OKLCH	oklch(65.98% 0.116 75.3)
XYZ	xyz(29.8021, 28.1522, 7.2318)
Luminance	0.2815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8735 #3569BB

analogous

#BB4435 #BB8735 #ACBB35

triadic

#BB8735 #35BB87 #8735BB

tetradic

#BB8735 #35BB44 #3569BB #BB35AC

square

#BB8735 #35BB44 #3569BB #BB35AC

split-complementary

#BB8735 #35ACBB #4435BB

monochromatic

#5C421A #8B6527 #BB8735 #D1A45C #DEBE8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.17

#BB8735 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.63

#BB8735 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8735

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8735	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8735	1.00	3.17	6.63	6.63
#FFFFFF	3.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9A892B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A69638

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB7976

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8735;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 135, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.116 75.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4a971',
    500: '#bb8735',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8735;
$custom-light: #d4a971;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8735",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.716,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6598,
    "c": 0.11586,
    "h": 75.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.2815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8735

secondary

#839EC9

accent

#83DF49

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FBF4ED

border

#D4CEC8

text

#150F08

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8735

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

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