#BB956E#BB956E
#BB956E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.070 H 67.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB956E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 149, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 36%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 41%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 41.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.31, 8.96, 26.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.31, 27.50, 70.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.57% 0.0275 0.0646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.57% 0.07 67) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0565, 33.1873, 19.3608) |
| Luminance | 0.3318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 2.48
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 2.67
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.18
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.90
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 6.04
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB956E #6E94BB
analogous
#BB6E6E #BB956E #BABB6E
triadic
#BB956E #6EBB95 #956EBB
tetradic
#BB956E #6EBB6E #6E94BB #BB6EBA
square
#BB956E #6EBB6E #6E94BB #BB6EBA
split-complementary
#BB956E #6EBABB #6E6EBB
monochromatic
#775838 #A1764B #BB956E #CFB398 #E2D2C1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#BB956E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#BB956E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB956E
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB956E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB956E | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2976B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AB9F6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C78C8B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb956e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 149, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.070 67.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b498',
500: '#bb956e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb956e; $custom-light: #d1b498; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb956e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 149,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.39,
"s": 36.15,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6957,
"c": 0.07019,
"h": 67
},
"luminance": 0.33185
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB956E
secondary
#B3C2D2
accent
#93CC5C
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F2
border
#D3D0CC
text
#14110D
muted
#83807E