#BB9A3E#BB9A3E
#BB9A3E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.116 H 89.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9A3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 154, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 50%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 67%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 66.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.98, 2.07, 51.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.98, 51.31, 87.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.9% 0.0018 0.1162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.9% 0.116 89.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9203, 34.0258, 9.3902) |
| Luminance | 0.3402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.24
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 4.47
Yellow Brown
#B79400
ΔE00 4.70
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.03
Ocre
#C69C04
ΔE00 5.11
Brown Yellow
#B29705
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9A3E #3E5FBB
analogous
#BB5C3E #BB9A3E #9EBB3E
triadic
#BB9A3E #3EBB9A #9A3EBB
tetradic
#BB9A3E #3EBB5C #3E5FBB #BB3E9E
square
#BB9A3E #3EBB5C #3E5FBB #BB3E9E
split-complementary
#BB9A3E #3E9EBB #5C3EBB
monochromatic
#5F4E20 #8D742F #BB9A3E #CDB369 #DCCA97
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#BB9A3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#BB9A3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9A3E
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9A3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9A3E | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9833
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A142
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CA8E87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9a3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 154, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.116 89.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d3b778',
500: '#bb9a3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9a3e; $custom-light: #d3b778; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9a3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 154,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.16,
"s": 50.201,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69895,
"c": 0.11617,
"h": 89.1
},
"luminance": 0.34024
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9A3E
secondary
#8D9CC8
accent
#73DA4E
background
#FDFBF7
surface
#FAF6ED
border
#D3D0C8
text
#151109
muted
#83807B