#BB8B4B#BB8B4B
#BB8B4B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.100 H 72.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8B4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 139, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 45%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 60%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 59.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.26, 11.17, 40.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.26, 42.34, 74.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.01% 0.0301 0.0956) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.01% 0.1 72.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9979, 29.5402, 10.7244) |
| Luminance | 0.2954 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.76
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.08
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.81
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.28
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.45
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8B4B #4B7BBB
analogous
#BB534B #BB8B4B #B3BB4B
triadic
#BB8B4B #4BBB8B #8B4BBB
tetradic
#BB8B4B #4BBB53 #4B7BBB #BB4BB3
square
#BB8B4B #4BBB53 #4B7BBB #BB4BB3
split-complementary
#BB8B4B #4BB3BB #534BBB
monochromatic
#654A26 #926B37 #BB8B4B #CCA877 #DDC4A4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#BB8B4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.91
#BB8B4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8B4B
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8B4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8B4B | 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)
#9C8D45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7984D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA7F7C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8b4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 139, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.100 72.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ac7f',
500: '#bb8b4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8b4b; $custom-light: #d3ac7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8b4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 139,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.286,
"s": 45.161,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67012,
"c": 0.10023,
"h": 72.6
},
"luminance": 0.29538
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8B4B
secondary
#98ADCA
accent
#8BD553
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4EE
border
#D3CEC9
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C