#BB8844#BB8844

#BB8844 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.105 H 72.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8844
RGB	rgb(187, 136, 68)
HSL	hsl(34, 47%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(34, 64%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.3%, 63.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.42, 12.33, 43.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.42, 45.12, 74.15°)
OKLab	oklab(66.33% 0.0325 0.1003)
OKLCH	oklch(66.33% 0.105 72)
XYZ	xyz(30.3429, 28.5928, 9.3886)
Luminance	0.2859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8844 #4477BB

analogous

#BB4D44 #BB8844 #B2BB44

triadic

#BB8844 #44BB88 #8844BB

tetradic

#BB8844 #44BB4D #4477BB #BB44B2

square

#BB8844 #44BB4D #4477BB #BB44B2

split-complementary

#BB8844 #44B2BB #4D44BB

monochromatic

#614723 #8E6734 #BB8844 #CBA571 #DCC19E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.13

#BB8844 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.72

#BB8844 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8844

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8844	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8844	1.00	3.13	6.72	6.72
#FFFFFF	3.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9A8B3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A69746

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB7B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8844;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 136, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.105 72.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3aa7a',
    500: '#bb8844',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8844;
$custom-light: #d3aa7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8844",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 34.286,
    "s": 46.667,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66334,
    "c": 0.10541,
    "h": 72
  },
  "luminance": 0.2859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8844

secondary

#93AAC8

accent

#8AD651

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FAF4EE

border

#D3CEC9

text

#151009

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8844

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

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