#BB9256#BB9256

#BB9256 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.092 H 75.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9256
RGB	rgb(187, 146, 86)
HSL	hsl(36, 43%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(36, 54%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 21.9%, 54%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(63.17, 8.20, 37.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(63.17, 38.33, 77.64°)
OKLab	oklab(68.56% 0.0228 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(68.56% 0.092 75.7)
XYZ	xyz(32.4536, 31.7965, 13.2303)
Luminance	0.3179 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9256 #567FBB

analogous

#BB5F56 #BB9256 #B1BB56

triadic

#BB9256 #56BB92 #9256BB

tetradic

#BB9256 #56BB5F #567FBB #BB56B1

square

#BB9256 #56BB5F #567FBB #BB56B1

split-complementary

#BB9256 #56B1BB #5F56BB

monochromatic

#6B512B #97723D #BB9256 #CDAE82 #DECAAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.85

#BB9256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.36

#BB9256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9256

7.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9256	1.00	2.85	7.36	7.36
#FFFFFF	2.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A29351

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AB9D58

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C98784

Achromatopsia (no color)

#999999

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 146, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.092 75.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2b187',
    500: '#bb9256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9256;
$custom-light: #d2b187;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 146,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.644,
    "s": 42.616,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68559,
    "c": 0.09214,
    "h": 75.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.31794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9256

secondary

#A1B2CC

accent

#88D255

background

#FDFAF8

surface

#FAF5EF

border

#D3CFCA

text

#14100B

muted

#837F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9256

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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