#BB8846#BB8846

#BB8846 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.104 H 71.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8846
RGB	rgb(187, 136, 70)
HSL	hsl(34, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(34, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.3%, 62.6%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.44, 12.46, 42.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.44, 44.22, 73.63°)
OKLab	oklab(66.36% 0.0332 0.0985)
OKLCH	oklch(66.36% 0.104 71.4)
XYZ	xyz(30.4050, 28.6176, 9.7155)
Luminance	0.2862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8846 #4679BB

analogous

#BB4D46 #BB8846 #B3BB46

triadic

#BB8846 #46BB88 #8846BB

tetradic

#BB8846 #46BB4D #4679BB #BB46B3

square

#BB8846 #46BB4D #4679BB #BB46B3

split-complementary

#BB8846 #46B3BB #4D46BB

monochromatic

#624724 #8F6835 #BB8846 #CBA573 #DCC2A0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#BB8846 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.72

#BB8846 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8846

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8846	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8846	1.00	3.12	6.72	6.72
#FFFFFF	3.12	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)

#9A8B40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A69748

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB7B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8846;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 136, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.104 71.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d3aa7c',
    500: '#bb8846',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8846;
$custom-light: #d3aa7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8846",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.846,
    "s": 46.245,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66359,
    "c": 0.10389,
    "h": 71.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8846

secondary

#94ABC8

accent

#8BD652

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FAF4EE

border

#D3CEC9

text

#151009

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8846

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

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