#BB8969#BB8969

#BB8969 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.076 H 53.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB8969
RGB	rgb(187, 137, 105)
HSL	hsl(23, 38%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(23, 44%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 43.9%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(61.20, 15.04, 24.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(61.20, 28.87, 58.61°)
OKLab	oklab(67.12% 0.0451 0.0612)
OKLCH	oklch(67.12% 0.076 53.6)
XYZ	xyz(31.9903, 29.4781, 17.3668)
Luminance	0.2948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB8969 #699BBB

analogous

#BB6972 #BB8969 #BBB269

triadic

#BB8969 #69BB89 #8969BB

tetradic

#BB8969 #72BB69 #699BBB #B269BB

square

#BB8969 #72BB69 #699BBB #B269BB

split-complementary

#BB8969 #69BBB2 #6972BB

monochromatic

#754E35 #9F6A48 #BB8969 #CEAA93 #E1CBBD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.05

#BB8969 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.90

#BB8969 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #BB8969

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB8969	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB8969	1.00	3.05	6.90	6.90
#FFFFFF	3.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.90	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#978D67

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A39869

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C88081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#949494

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb8969;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 137, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.076 53.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d1ab94',
    500: '#bb8969',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb8969;
$custom-light: #d1ab94;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb8969",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.415,
    "s": 37.615,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.67115,
    "c": 0.07602,
    "h": 53.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.29476
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB8969

secondary

#AFC4D1

accent

#A1CE5A

background

#FDFAF9

surface

#FAF4F1

border

#D3CECB

text

#14100D

muted

#837F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB8969

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

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