#BB8A5D#BB8A5D
#BB8A5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.085 H 63.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8A5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 138, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 50%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 50.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.25, 13.26, 31.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.25, 34.00, 67.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.09% 0.0386 0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.09% 0.085 63.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5593, 29.5342, 14.3922) |
| Luminance | 0.2953 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.12
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 4.59
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.97
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.09
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.43
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8A5D #5D8EBB
analogous
#BB5D5F #BB8A5D #BBB95D
triadic
#BB8A5D #5DBB8A #8A5DBB
tetradic
#BB8A5D #5FBB5D #5D8EBB #B95DBB
square
#BB8A5D #5FBB5D #5D8EBB #B95DBB
split-complementary
#BB8A5D #5DBBB9 #5D5FBB
monochromatic
#6F4D2F #9A6B41 #BB8A5D #CDA988 #DFC8B3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#BB8A5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.91
#BB8A5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8A5D
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8A5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8A5D | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.91 | 6.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#998D59
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5985E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C97F7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8a5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 138, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.085 63.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ac8b',
500: '#bb8a5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8a5d; $custom-light: #d2ac8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8a5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 138,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.723,
"s": 40.87,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67088,
"c": 0.08525,
"h": 63.1
},
"luminance": 0.29532
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8A5D
secondary
#A6BBCE
accent
#96D157
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4F0
border
#D3CECB
text
#14100C
muted
#837F7D