#BB8F3B#BB8F3B
#BB8F3B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.114 H 80.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8F3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 143, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 52%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 68%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.5%, 68.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.11, 7.90, 49.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.11, 50.18, 80.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.63% 0.0183 0.112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.63% 0.114 80.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1073, 30.5277, 8.3909) |
| Luminance | 0.3053 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.51
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.56
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.92
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.31
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 6.02
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8F3B #3B67BB
analogous
#BB4F3B #BB8F3B #A7BB3B
triadic
#BB8F3B #3BBB8F #8F3BBB
tetradic
#BB8F3B #3BBB4F #3B67BB #BB3BA7
square
#BB8F3B #3BBB4F #3B67BB #BB3BA7
split-complementary
#BB8F3B #3BA7BB #4F3BBB
monochromatic
#5E481E #8C6B2C #BB8F3B #CEAA65 #DDC493
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#BB8F3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#BB8F3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8F3B
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8F3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8F3B | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19031
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9B3E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB827D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8f3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 143, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.114 80.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3af75',
500: '#bb8f3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8f3b; $custom-light: #d3af75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8f3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 143,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.375,
"s": 52.033,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67626,
"c": 0.11352,
"h": 80.7
},
"luminance": 0.30525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8F3B
secondary
#8A9FC8
accent
#7EDB4C
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151008
muted
#837F7B