#BB8A4B#BB8A4B
#BB8A4B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 66.8% C 0.100 H 71.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8A4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 138, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 60%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 59.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.00, 11.72, 40.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.00, 42.20, 73.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.82% 0.0317 0.095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.82% 0.1 71.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8538, 29.2520, 10.6764) |
| Luminance | 0.2925 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.61
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.28
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.49
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.11
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.20
Peru
#CD853F
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8A4B #4B7CBB
analogous
#BB524B #BB8A4B #B4BB4B
triadic
#BB8A4B #4BBB8A #8A4BBB
tetradic
#BB8A4B #4BBB52 #4B7CBB #BB4BB4
square
#BB8A4B #4BBB52 #4B7CBB #BB4BB4
split-complementary
#BB8A4B #4BB4BB #524BBB
monochromatic
#654A26 #926A37 #BB8A4B #CCA777 #DDC4A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#BB8A4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.85
#BB8A4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8A4B
6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8A4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8A4B | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.85 | 6.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B8C45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7984C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA7E7B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8a4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 138, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.8% 0.100 71.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ac7f',
500: '#bb8a4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8a4b; $custom-light: #d3ac7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8a4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 138,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.75,
"s": 45.161,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66815,
"c": 0.10011,
"h": 71.6
},
"luminance": 0.2925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8A4B
secondary
#98AECA
accent
#8CD553
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4EE
border
#D3CEC9
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C