#BB8E1B#BB8E1B
#BB8E1B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.131 H 84.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8E1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 142, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 75%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 86%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 85.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.65, 7.13, 61.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.65, 61.60, 83.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.2% 0.0125 0.1303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.2% 0.131 84.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3664, 29.9922, 5.2264) |
| Luminance | 0.2999 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 1.55
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.72
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.56
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.10
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.23
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8E1B #1B48BB
analogous
#BB3E1B #BB8E1B #98BB1B
triadic
#BB8E1B #1BBB8E #8E1BBB
tetradic
#BB8E1B #1BBB3E #1B48BB #BB1B98
square
#BB8E1B #1BBB3E #1B48BB #BB1B98
split-complementary
#BB8E1B #1B98BB #3E1BBB
monochromatic
#503D0C #866513 #BB8E1B #E1B032 #E9C567
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#BB8E1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#BB8E1B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8E1B
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8E1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8E1B | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A18E00
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9A22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CC8079
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8e1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 142, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.131 84.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d5ae64',
500: '#bb8e1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8e1b; $custom-light: #d5ae64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8e1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 142,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.125,
"s": 74.766,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67201,
"c": 0.13087,
"h": 84.5
},
"luminance": 0.2999
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8E1B
secondary
#6382CE
accent
#6BF136
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FBF4EB
border
#D4CEC6
text
#151006
muted
#837F7A