#BB8736#BB8736

#BB8736 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.115 H 75.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8736
RGB	rgb(187, 135, 54)
HSL	hsl(37, 55%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(37, 71%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 71.1%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.03, 12.04, 49.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.03, 51.08, 76.37°)
OKLab	oklab(65.99% 0.0297 0.1113)
OKLCH	oklch(65.99% 0.115 75.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.8253, 28.1615, 7.3542)
Luminance	0.2816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8736 #366ABB

analogous

#BB4436 #BB8736 #ADBB36

triadic

#BB8736 #36BB87 #8736BB

tetradic

#BB8736 #36BB44 #366ABB #BB36AD

square

#BB8736 #36BB44 #366ABB #BB36AD

split-complementary

#BB8736 #36ADBB #4436BB

monochromatic

#5C421B #8C6528 #BB8736 #D0A45E #DEBF8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.17

#BB8736 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.63

#BB8736 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8736

6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8736	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8736	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)

#9A892C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A69639

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB7976

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8736;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 135, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.115 75.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4a971',
    500: '#bb8736',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8736;
$custom-light: #d4a971;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8736",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.541,
    "s": 55.187,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65989,
    "c": 0.11521,
    "h": 75.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.28159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8736

secondary

#849FC9

accent

#84DF49

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FBF4ED

border

#D4CEC8

text

#150F08

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8736

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

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