#BB9659#BB9659

#BB9659 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.091 H 78.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9659
RGB	rgb(187, 150, 89)
HSL	hsl(37, 42%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(37, 52%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 52.4%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.24, 6.27, 37.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.24, 37.71, 80.42°)
OKLab	oklab(69.41% 0.0174 0.089)
OKLCH	oklch(69.41% 0.091 78.9)
XYZ	xyz(33.2045, 33.1007, 14.0894)
Luminance	0.3310 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9659 #597EBB

analogous

#BB6559 #BB9659 #AFBB59

triadic

#BB9659 #59BB96 #9659BB

tetradic

#BB9659 #59BB65 #597EBB #BB59AF

square

#BB9659 #59BB65 #597EBB #BB59AF

split-complementary

#BB9659 #59AFBB #6559BB

monochromatic

#6D552D #98763E #BB9659 #CDB184 #DFCDB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.76

#BB9659 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.62

#BB9659 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9659

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9659	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9659	1.00	2.76	7.62	7.62
#FFFFFF	2.76	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A59654

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#AE9F5B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C98B87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9659;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 150, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.091 78.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2b489',
    500: '#bb9659',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9659;
$custom-light: #d2b489;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9659",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 150,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.347,
    "s": 41.88,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69409,
    "c": 0.09065,
    "h": 78.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.33099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9659

secondary

#A3B3CD

accent

#85D256

background

#FDFBF8

surface

#FAF6F0

border

#D3D0CB

text

#14110B

muted

#83807C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9659

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

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