#BB8D3E#BB8D3E
#BB8D3E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.111 H 78.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8D3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 141, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 66.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.62, 9.18, 47.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.62, 48.52, 79.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.26% 0.0224 0.1085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.26% 0.111 78.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8898, 29.9646, 8.7133) |
| Luminance | 0.2996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.77
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.92
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.07
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.63
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.95
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8D3E #3E6CBB
analogous
#BB4F3E #BB8D3E #ABBB3E
triadic
#BB8D3E #3EBB8D #8D3EBB
tetradic
#BB8D3E #3EBB4F #3E6CBB #BB3EAB
square
#BB8D3E #3EBB4F #3E6CBB #BB3EAB
split-complementary
#BB8D3E #3EABBB #4F3EBB
monochromatic
#5F4820 #8D6A2F #BB8D3E #CDA869 #DCC397
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BB8D3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#BB8D3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8D3E
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8D3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8D3E | 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)
#9F8E35
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9941
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB807C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8d3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 141, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.111 78.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ae77',
500: '#bb8d3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8d3e; $custom-light: #d3ae77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8d3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 141,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.92,
"s": 50.201,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67256,
"c": 0.11076,
"h": 78.3
},
"luminance": 0.29962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8D3E
secondary
#8DA3C8
accent
#81DA4E
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B