#BB9855#BB9855

#BB9855 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.095 H 82.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#BB9855
RGB	rgb(187, 152, 85)
HSL	hsl(39, 43%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(39, 55%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 54.5%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.71, 4.83, 39.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.71, 40.12, 83.08°)
OKLab	oklab(69.76% 0.0127 0.0945)
OKLCH	oklch(69.76% 0.095 82.3)
XYZ	xyz(33.3629, 33.6790, 13.3360)
Luminance	0.3368 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#BB9855 #5578BB

analogous

#BB6555 #BB9855 #ABBB55

triadic

#BB9855 #55BB98 #9855BB

tetradic

#BB9855 #55BB65 #5578BB #BB55AB

square

#BB9855 #55BB65 #5578BB #BB55AB

split-complementary

#BB9855 #55ABBB #6555BB

monochromatic

#6B552B #97783C #BB9855 #CCB281 #DECDAC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.71

#BB9855 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.74

#BB9855 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #BB9855

7.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##BB9855	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##BB9855	1.00	2.71	7.74	7.74
#FFFFFF	2.71	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.74	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.74	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7984F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#B0A157

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C98D88

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9D9D9D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #bb9855;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 152, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.095 82.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#d2b686',
    500: '#bb9855',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #bb9855;
$custom-light: #d2b686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#bb9855",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 187,
    "g": 152,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.412,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.69757,
    "c": 0.0953,
    "h": 82.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.33677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#BB9855

secondary

#A0AFCC

accent

#80D355

background

#FDFBF8

surface

#FAF6EF

border

#D3D0CA

text

#14110B

muted

#83807C

Preview Lab

Preview with #BB9855

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

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