#BB8A72#BB8A72
#BB8A72 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.069 H 47.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8A72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 138, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 35%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 39%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 39%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, 15.51, 20.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 25.44, 52.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.5% 0.0471 0.0509) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.5% 0.069 47.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6204, 29.9586, 19.9808) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 6.88
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 8.08
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 8.21
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 8.39
Dark Peach
#DE7E5D
ΔE00 9.28
Darksalmon
#E9967A
ΔE00 9.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8A72 #72A3BB
analogous
#BB727F #BB8A72 #BBAF72
triadic
#BB8A72 #72BB8A #8A72BB
tetradic
#BB8A72 #7FBB72 #72A3BB #AF72BB
square
#BB8A72 #7FBB72 #72A3BB #AF72BB
split-complementary
#BB8A72 #72BBAF #727FBB
monochromatic
#784F3A #A26A4E #BB8A72 #CFAC9B #E3CFC5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BB8A72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BB8A72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8A72
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8A72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8A72 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978F70
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29972
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C78284
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8a72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 138, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.069 47.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1ac9a',
500: '#bb8a72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8a72; $custom-light: #d1ac9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8a72",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 138,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.726,
"s": 34.928,
"l": 59.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67495,
"c": 0.06935,
"h": 47.2
},
"luminance": 0.29957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8A72
secondary
#B6C9D3
accent
#A7CB5D
background
#FDFAF9
surface
#FAF4F2
border
#D3CECC
text
#14100E
muted
#837F7E