#BB8E49#BB8E49
#BB8E49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.304; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.102 H 76.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8E49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 142, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 46%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 61%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 61%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.99, 9.37, 42.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.99, 43.72, 77.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.58% 0.0245 0.0994) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.58% 0.102 76.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3709, 30.3940, 10.5164) |
| Luminance | 0.3039 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 2.98
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 3.86
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.22
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.91
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.98
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8E49 #4976BB
analogous
#BB5549 #BB8E49 #AFBB49
triadic
#BB8E49 #49BB8E #8E49BB
tetradic
#BB8E49 #49BB55 #4976BB #BB49AF
square
#BB8E49 #49BB55 #4976BB #BB49AF
split-complementary
#BB8E49 #49AFBB #5549BB
monochromatic
#644B25 #916D36 #BB8E49 #CCAA76 #DCC5A2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#BB8E49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.08
#BB8E49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8E49
7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8E49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8E49 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.08 | 7.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F8F42
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9A4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA827E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8e49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 142, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.102 76.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3ae7e',
500: '#bb8e49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8e49; $custom-light: #d3ae7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8e49",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 142,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.316,
"s": 45.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67582,
"c": 0.10241,
"h": 76.2
},
"luminance": 0.30392
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8E49
secondary
#97ABC9
accent
#86D553
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4EE
border
#D3CEC9
text
#15100A
muted
#837F7C