#BB9757#BB9757
#BB9757 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.093 H 80.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9757 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 151, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 53%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 53.5%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.47, 5.55, 38.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.47, 38.91, 81.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.58% 0.0151 0.0917) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.58% 0.093 80.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.2819, 33.3880, 13.7065) |
| Luminance | 0.3339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.82
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.34
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.51
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.74
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.76
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9757 #577BBB
analogous
#BB6557 #BB9757 #ADBB57
triadic
#BB9757 #57BB97 #9757BB
tetradic
#BB9757 #57BB65 #577BBB #BB57AD
square
#BB9757 #57BB65 #577BBB #BB57AD
split-complementary
#BB9757 #57ADBB #6557BB
monochromatic
#6C552C #97773D #BB9757 #CDB283 #DECDAE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#BB9757 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#BB9757 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9757
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9757 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9757 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A69752
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA059
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C98C88
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9757; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 151, 87); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.093 80.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b588',
500: '#bb9757',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9757; $custom-light: #d2b588; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9757",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 151,
"b": 87
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.4,
"s": 42.373,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69582,
"c": 0.09296,
"h": 80.7
},
"luminance": 0.33386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9757
secondary
#A2B1CC
accent
#82D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C