#BB8779#BB8779

#BB8779 is a light, moderate red. Relative luminance 0.293; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.068 H 35.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8779
RGB	rgb(187, 135, 121)
HSL	hsl(13, 33%, 60%)
HSV	hsv(13, 35%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 35.3%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.02, 18.03, 15.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.02, 23.72, 40.51°)
OKLab	oklab(67.08% 0.055 0.0394)
OKLCH	oklch(67.08% 0.068 35.6)
XYZ	xyz(32.6097, 29.2752, 22.0185)
Luminance	0.2927 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8779 #79ADBB

analogous

#BB798C #BB8779 #BBA879

triadic

#BB8779 #79BB87 #8779BB

tetradic

#BB8779 #8CBB79 #79ADBB #A879BB

square

#BB8779 #8CBB79 #79ADBB #A879BB

split-complementary

#BB8779 #79BBA8 #798CBB

monochromatic

#7B4B3E #A46453 #BB8779 #D0ABA2 #E4D0CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.06

#BB8779 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.85

#BB8779 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8779

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8779	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8779	1.00	3.06	6.85	6.85
#FFFFFF	3.06	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.85	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.85	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#938D78

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9F9779

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C78083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8779;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 135, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.068 35.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1aa9f',
    500: '#bb8779',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8779;
$custom-light: #d1aa9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8779",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 12.727,
    "s": 32.673,
    "l": 60.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67081,
    "c": 0.06765,
    "h": 35.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.29273
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8779

secondary

#BBCFD5

accent

#93AB3A

background

#FDFAF9

surface

#FAF4F2

border

#D3CECC

text

#14100E

muted

#837F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8779

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

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