#BB8934#BB8934

#BB8934 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 66.4% C 0.117 H 77.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8934
RGB	rgb(187, 137, 52)
HSL	hsl(38, 56%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(38, 72%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 72.2%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.52, 10.83, 51.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.52, 52.17, 78.02°)
OKLab	oklab(66.36% 0.0259 0.1139)
OKLCH	oklch(66.36% 0.117 77.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.0610, 28.7064, 7.2058)
Luminance	0.2870 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8934 #3466BB

analogous

#BB4634 #BB8934 #AABB34

triadic

#BB8934 #34BB89 #8934BB

tetradic

#BB8934 #34BB46 #3466BB #BB34AA

square

#BB8934 #34BB46 #3466BB #BB34AA

split-complementary

#BB8934 #34AABB #4634BB

monochromatic

#5B4319 #8B6627 #BB8934 #D1A55B #DFC08B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.12

#BB8934 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.74

#BB8934 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8934

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8934	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8934	1.00	3.12	6.74	6.74
#FFFFFF	3.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9C8B29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A89737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CB7B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8934;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 137, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.4% 0.117 77.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d4ab70',
    500: '#bb8934',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8934;
$custom-light: #d4ab70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8934",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.778,
    "s": 56.485,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66365,
    "c": 0.11679,
    "h": 77.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.28704
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8934

secondary

#829CC9

accent

#80E048

background

#FDFAF7

surface

#FBF4ED

border

#D4CEC8

text

#151008

muted

#837F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8934

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

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