#BB9877#BB9877
#BB9877 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.062 H 64.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9877 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 152, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 33%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 36%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 36.4%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.24, 8.37, 22.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.24, 23.82, 69.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.35% 0.0263 0.0561) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.35% 0.062 64.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0524, 34.3548, 22.2340) |
| Luminance | 0.3435 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 2.87
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.97
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.10
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.15
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.75
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 7.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9877 #779ABB
analogous
#BB7778 #BB9877 #BBBA77
triadic
#BB9877 #77BB98 #9877BB
tetradic
#BB9877 #78BB77 #779ABB #BA77BB
square
#BB9877 #78BB77 #779ABB #BA77BB
split-complementary
#BB9877 #77BBBA #7778BB
monochromatic
#7A5B3D #A37952 #BB9877 #CFB7A0 #E4D6C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#BB9877 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#BB9877 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9877
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9877 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9877 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A39A75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACA278
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C6908F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9877; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 152, 119); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.062 64.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b69e',
500: '#bb9877',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9877; $custom-light: #d0b69e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9877",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 152,
"b": 119
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.118,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70352,
"c": 0.06194,
"h": 64.9
},
"luminance": 0.34353
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9877
secondary
#BAC7D4
accent
#95C95E
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14110E
muted
#82807E