#BB9550#BB9550
#BB9550 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.099 H 80.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9550 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 149, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 57%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 57.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.87, 6.06, 41.38) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.87, 41.82, 81.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.08% 0.0157 0.0974) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.08% 0.099 80.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.6905, 32.6409, 12.1663) |
| Luminance | 0.3264 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.10
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.38
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.78
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.17
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.25
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9550 #5076BB
analogous
#BB6050 #BB9550 #ABBB50
triadic
#BB9550 #50BB95 #9550BB
tetradic
#BB9550 #50BB60 #5076BB #BB50AB
square
#BB9550 #50BB60 #5076BB #BB50AB
split-complementary
#BB9550 #50ABBB #6050BB
monochromatic
#685228 #94743A #BB9550 #CCB07C #DDCAA8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#BB9550 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.53
#BB9550 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9550
7.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9550 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9550 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.53 | 7.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5954A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AE9F52
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C98A85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9550; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 149, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.099 80.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b483',
500: '#bb9550',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9550; $custom-light: #d2b483; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9550",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 149,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.692,
"s": 44.033,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69079,
"c": 0.0986,
"h": 80.9
},
"luminance": 0.32639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9550
secondary
#9CADCB
accent
#81D454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C