#BB8D3B#BB8D3B
#BB8D3B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.299; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.113 H 79.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8D3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 141, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 68.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.60, 9.00, 49.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.60, 49.83, 79.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.22% 0.0215 0.1109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.22% 0.113 79) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8097, 29.9326, 8.2917) |
| Luminance | 0.2993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.11
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.48
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.45
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.50
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.76
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 6.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8D3B #3B69BB
analogous
#BB4D3B #BB8D3B #A9BB3B
triadic
#BB8D3B #3BBB8D #8D3BBB
tetradic
#BB8D3B #3BBB4D #3B69BB #BB3BA9
square
#BB8D3B #3BBB4D #3B69BB #BB3BA9
split-complementary
#BB8D3B #3BA9BB #4D3BBB
monochromatic
#5E471E #8C6A2C #BB8D3B #CEA865 #DDC393
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.01
#BB8D3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BB8D3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8D3B
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8D3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8D3B | 1.00 | 3.01 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.01 | 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)
#9F8E31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA993E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB807B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8d3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 141, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.113 79.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ae75',
500: '#bb8d3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8d3b; $custom-light: #d3ae75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8d3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 141,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.438,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67225,
"c": 0.11294,
"h": 79
},
"luminance": 0.2993
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8D3B
secondary
#8AA0C8
accent
#80DB4C
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B