#BB8957#BB8957

#BB8957 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.090 H 65.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8957
RGB	rgb(187, 137, 87)
HSL	hsl(30, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(30, 53%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 53.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.91, 13.26, 34.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.91, 36.61, 68.77°)
OKLab	oklab(66.79% 0.0378 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(66.79% 0.09 65.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.1611, 29.1464, 12.9996)
Luminance	0.2914 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8957 #5789BB

analogous

#BB5757 #BB8957 #BBBB57

triadic

#BB8957 #57BB89 #8957BB

tetradic

#BB8957 #57BB57 #5789BB #BB57BB

square

#BB8957 #57BB57 #5789BB #BB57BB

split-complementary

#BB8957 #57BBBB #5757BB

monochromatic

#6C4C2C #976A3D #BB8957 #CDA883 #DEC6AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#BB8957 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.83

#BB8957 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8957

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8957	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8957	1.00	3.08	6.83	6.83
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.83	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#998C53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A59858

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#CA7E7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8957;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 137, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.090 65.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2ab87',
    500: '#bb8957',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8957;
$custom-light: #d2ab87;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8957",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30,
    "s": 42.373,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66794,
    "c": 0.09027,
    "h": 65.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.29144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8957

secondary

#A2B7CC

accent

#94D256

background

#FDFAF8

surface

#FAF4EF

border

#D3CECA

text

#14100B

muted

#837F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8957

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

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