#BB8F3E#BB8F3E
#BB8F3E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.306; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.111 H 80.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB8F3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 143, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.5%, 66.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.13, 8.08, 48.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.13, 48.87, 80.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.66% 0.0192 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.66% 0.111 80.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1873, 30.5597, 8.8125) |
| Luminance | 0.3056 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.21
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.88
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.13
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.40
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.77
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 6.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB8F3E #3E6ABB
analogous
#BB513E #BB8F3E #A9BB3E
triadic
#BB8F3E #3EBB8F #8F3EBB
tetradic
#BB8F3E #3EBB51 #3E6ABB #BB3EA9
square
#BB8F3E #3EBB51 #3E6ABB #BB3EA9
split-complementary
#BB8F3E #3EA9BB #513EBB
monochromatic
#5F4920 #8D6C2F #BB8F3E #CDAA69 #DCC497
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.95
#BB8F3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.11
#BB8F3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB8F3E
7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB8F3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB8F3E | 1.00 | 2.95 | 7.11 | 7.11 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.95 | 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)
#A19035
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9B41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CB827E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb8f3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 143, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.111 80.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3af77',
500: '#bb8f3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb8f3e; $custom-light: #d3af77; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb8f3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 143,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.88,
"s": 50.201,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67656,
"c": 0.11132,
"h": 80.1
},
"luminance": 0.30558
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB8F3E
secondary
#8DA2C8
accent
#7FDA4E
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FBF4ED
border
#D4CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B