#BB9040#BB9040
#BB9040 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.309; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.110 H 80.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9040 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 144, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 49%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 66%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 65.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.41, 7.65, 47.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.41, 48.18, 80.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.88% 0.0182 0.1086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.88% 0.11 80.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3940, 30.8836, 9.1571) |
| Luminance | 0.3088 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.24
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.80
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.17
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 5.50
Caramel
#C68E4E
ΔE00 5.86
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 6.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9040 #406BBB
analogous
#BB5240 #BB9040 #A9BB40
triadic
#BB9040 #40BB90 #9040BB
tetradic
#BB9040 #40BB52 #406BBB #BB40A9
square
#BB9040 #40BB52 #406BBB #BB40A9
split-complementary
#BB9040 #40A9BB #5240BB
monochromatic
#604A21 #8D6D30 #BB9040 #CDAB6C #DCC599
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#BB9040 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.18
#BB9040 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9040
7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9040 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9040 | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.18 | 7.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19137
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AC9B43
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA837F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9040; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 144, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.110 80.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b078',
500: '#bb9040',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9040; $custom-light: #d3b078; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9040",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 144,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.024,
"s": 49.004,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67878,
"c": 0.11013,
"h": 80.5
},
"luminance": 0.30881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9040
secondary
#8FA3C8
accent
#7FD94F
background
#FDFAF7
surface
#FAF4ED
border
#D3CEC8
text
#151009
muted
#837F7B