#BB9987#BB9987
#BB9987 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.048 H 49.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9987 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 153, 135) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 28%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 28%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 27.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.82, 9.93, 14.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.82, 17.35, 55.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.91% 0.0314 0.0366) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.91% 0.048 49.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2585, 35.0980, 27.7817) |
| Luminance | 0.3510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.58
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.54
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 7.61
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 8.55
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 9.03
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 9.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9987 #87A9BB
analogous
#BB878F #BB9987 #BBB387
triadic
#BB9987 #87BB99 #9987BB
tetradic
#BB9987 #8FBB87 #87A9BB #B387BB
square
#BB9987 #8FBB87 #87A9BB #B387BB
split-complementary
#BB9987 #87BBB3 #878FBB
monochromatic
#7F5B48 #A57860 #BB9987 #D1BAAE #E7DBD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#BB9987 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#BB9987 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9987
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9987 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9987 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29C86
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA387
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C59394
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9987; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 153, 135); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.048 49.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b7aa',
500: '#bb9987',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9987; $custom-light: #d0b7aa; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9987",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 153,
"b": 135
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.769,
"s": 27.66,
"l": 63.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70914,
"c": 0.0482,
"h": 49.4
},
"luminance": 0.35097
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9987
secondary
#C6D2D8
accent
#83A63F
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141110
muted
#82807F