#BB956D#BB956D
#BB956D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.071 H 67.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB956D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 149, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 36%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 42%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 41.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.29, 8.85, 26.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.29, 27.97, 71.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.55% 0.027 0.0658) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.55% 0.071 67.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0024, 33.1656, 19.0756) |
| Luminance | 0.3316 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 2.43
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 2.54
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.00
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.88
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.15
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB956D #6D93BB
analogous
#BB6E6D #BB956D #BABB6D
triadic
#BB956D #6DBB95 #956DBB
tetradic
#BB956D #6DBB6E #6D93BB #BB6DBA
square
#BB956D #6DBB6E #6D93BB #BB6DBA
split-complementary
#BB956D #6DBABB #6E6DBB
monochromatic
#765837 #A0764B #BB956D #CEB397 #E2D2C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#BB956D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.63
#BB956D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB956D
7.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB956D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB956D | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.63 | 7.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2976A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9F6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C78C8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb956d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 149, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.071 67.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b497',
500: '#bb956d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb956d; $custom-light: #d1b497; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb956d",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 149,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.769,
"s": 36.449,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69551,
"c": 0.07113,
"h": 67.7
},
"luminance": 0.33164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB956D
secondary
#B2C1D1
accent
#92CC5B
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110D
muted
#83807E