#BB9953#BB9953
#BB9953 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.098 H 83.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9953 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 153, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 43%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 56%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 55.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.94, 4.12, 41.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.94, 41.33, 84.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.93% 0.0104 0.0971) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.93% 0.098 83.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.4476, 33.9737, 12.9778) |
| Luminance | 0.3397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.61
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.86
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.02
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.17
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.20
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9953 #5375BB
analogous
#BB6553 #BB9953 #A9BB53
triadic
#BB9953 #53BB99 #9953BB
tetradic
#BB9953 #53BB65 #5375BB #BB53A9
square
#BB9953 #53BB65 #5375BB #BB53A9
split-complementary
#BB9953 #53A9BB #6553BB
monochromatic
#6A552A #96783B #BB9953 #CCB37F #DECDAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#BB9953 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#BB9953 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9953
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9953 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9953 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8984D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A155
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C98E89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9953; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 153, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.098 83.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b685',
500: '#bb9953',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9953; $custom-light: #d2b685; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9953",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 153,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.385,
"s": 43.333,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69933,
"c": 0.09767,
"h": 83.9
},
"luminance": 0.33972
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9953
secondary
#9EADCB
accent
#7ED355
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C