#BB8835#BB8835

#BB8835 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.116 H 76.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8835
RGB	rgb(187, 136, 53)
HSL	hsl(37, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(37, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.3%, 71.7%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.28, 11.43, 50.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.28, 51.63, 77.21°)
OKLab	oklab(66.18% 0.0278 0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(66.18% 0.116 76.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.9423, 28.4325, 7.2785)
Luminance	0.2843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8835 #3568BB

analogous

#BB4535 #BB8835 #ABBB35

triadic

#BB8835 #35BB88 #8835BB

tetradic

#BB8835 #35BB45 #3568BB #BB35AB

square

#BB8835 #35BB45 #3568BB #BB35AB

split-complementary

#BB8835 #35ABBB #4535BB

monochromatic

#5C431A #8B6527 #BB8835 #D1A55C #DEBF8C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.14

#BB8835 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.69

#BB8835 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8835

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8835	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8835	1.00	3.14	6.69	6.69
#FFFFFF	3.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.69	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9B8A2B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A79638

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB7A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8835;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 136, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.116 76.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4aa71',
    500: '#bb8835',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8835;
$custom-light: #d4aa71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8835",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.164,
    "s": 55.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66177,
    "c": 0.11599,
    "h": 76.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8835

secondary

#839EC9

accent

#82DF49

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FBF4ED

border

#D4CEC8

text

#151008

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8835

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

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