#BB8D50#BB8D50
#BB8D50 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.096 H 72.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8D50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 141, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 57%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.6%, 57.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.82, 10.45, 38.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.82, 40.31, 74.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.48% 0.0286 0.092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.48% 0.096 72.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4680, 30.1959, 11.7588) |
| Luminance | 0.3019 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 2.85
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.12
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.88
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.00
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.35
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8D50 #507EBB
analogous
#BB5850 #BB8D50 #B3BB50
triadic
#BB8D50 #50BB8D #8D50BB
tetradic
#BB8D50 #50BB58 #507EBB #BB50B3
square
#BB8D50 #50BB58 #507EBB #BB50B3
split-complementary
#BB8D50 #50B3BB #5850BB
monochromatic
#684D28 #946D3A #BB8D50 #CCAA7C #DDC6A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#BB8D50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.04
#BB8D50 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8D50
7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8D50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8D50 | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.04 | 7.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9E8F4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A89A51
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA817F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8d50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 141, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.096 72.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2ae82',
500: '#bb8d50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8d50; $custom-light: #d2ae82; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8d50",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 141,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.206,
"s": 44.033,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67476,
"c": 0.09636,
"h": 72.7
},
"luminance": 0.30194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8D50
secondary
#9CB0CB
accent
#8BD454
background
#FDFAF8
surface
#FAF4EF
border
#D3CECA
text
#14100A
muted
#837F7C