#BB8A45#BB8A45
#BB8A45 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.105 H 73.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8A45 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 138, 69) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 46%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 63%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 63.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.93, 11.29, 43.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.93, 44.93, 75.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.74% 0.0296 0.1006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.74% 0.105 73.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6580, 29.1737, 9.6454) |
| Luminance | 0.2917 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.12
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.21
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 5.32
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.51
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.82
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8A45 #4576BB
analogous
#BB4F45 #BB8A45 #B1BB45
triadic
#BB8A45 #45BB8A #8A45BB
tetradic
#BB8A45 #45BB4F #4576BB #BB45B1
square
#BB8A45 #45BB4F #4576BB #BB45B1
split-complementary
#BB8A45 #45B1BB #4F45BB
monochromatic
#624824 #8F6934 #BB8A45 #CBA672 #DCC29F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#BB8A45 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.83
#BB8A45 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8A45
6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8A45 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8A45 | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.83 | 6.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 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)
#9C8C3E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79847
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA7D7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8a45; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 138, 69); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.105 73.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ac7b',
500: '#bb8a45',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8a45; $custom-light: #d3ac7b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8a45",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 138,
"b": 69
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.085,
"s": 46.457,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6674,
"c": 0.10487,
"h": 73.6
},
"luminance": 0.29171
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8A45
secondary
#94A9C8
accent
#89D652
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4EE
border
#D3CEC9
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B