#BB9579#BB9579
#BB9579 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.060 H 57.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9579 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 149, 121) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 33%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 35%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 35.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.52, 10.27, 20.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.52, 22.67, 63.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.8% 0.032 0.0511) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.8% 0.06 57.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6930, 33.4419, 22.7130) |
| Luminance | 0.3344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.00
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.33
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.12
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 7.33
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.90
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 8.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9579 #799FBB
analogous
#BB797E #BB9579 #BBB679
triadic
#BB9579 #79BB95 #9579BB
tetradic
#BB9579 #7EBB79 #799FBB #B679BB
square
#BB9579 #7EBB79 #799FBB #B679BB
split-complementary
#BB9579 #79BBB6 #797EBB
monochromatic
#7B583E #A47553 #BB9579 #D0B5A2 #E4D5CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#BB9579 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#BB9579 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9579
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9579 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9579 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09877
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A079
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C68E8D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9579; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 149, 121); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.060 57.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b49f',
500: '#bb9579',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9579; $custom-light: #d0b49f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9579",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 149,
"b": 121
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.455,
"s": 32.673,
"l": 60.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69797,
"c": 0.06029,
"h": 57.9
},
"luminance": 0.3344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9579
secondary
#BBCAD5
accent
#7BAB3A
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14110E
muted
#82807E