#BB8771#BB8771

#BB8771 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 66.9% C 0.072 H 43.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8771
RGB	rgb(187, 135, 113)
HSL	hsl(18, 35%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(18, 40%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 39.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.86, 17.05, 19.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.86, 26.06, 49.12°)
OKLab	oklab(66.9% 0.0517 0.0497)
OKLCH	oklch(66.9% 0.072 43.9)
XYZ	xyz(32.1393, 29.0870, 19.5411)
Luminance	0.2908 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8771 #71A5BB

analogous

#BB7180 #BB8771 #BBAC71

triadic

#BB8771 #71BB87 #8771BB

tetradic

#BB8771 #80BB71 #71A5BB #AC71BB

square

#BB8771 #80BB71 #71A5BB #AC71BB

split-complementary

#BB8771 #71BBAC #7180BB

monochromatic

#784C3A #A1664D #BB8771 #CFAA9A #E3CDC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#BB8771 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.82

#BB8771 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8771

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8771	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8771	1.00	3.08	6.82	6.82
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#948C6F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A09771

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C87F81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8771;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 135, 113);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.9% 0.072 43.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1aa9a',
    500: '#bb8771',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8771;
$custom-light: #d1aa9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8771",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 113
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.838,
    "s": 35.238,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66898,
    "c": 0.07171,
    "h": 43.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.29085
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8771

secondary

#B5CAD2

accent

#AACB5D

background

#FDFAF9

surface

#FAF4F2

border

#D3CECC

text

#14100E

muted

#837F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8771

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

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