#BB9A8A#BB9A8A
#BB9A8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.046 H 47.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9A8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 154, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.6%, 26.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.15, 9.81, 13.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.15, 16.29, 52.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.19% 0.031 0.0336) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.19% 0.046 47.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.6370, 35.5124, 28.9646) |
| Luminance | 0.3551 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 3.95
Pinkish Grey
#C8ACA9
ΔE00 7.75
Pinkish Tan
#D99B82
ΔE00 7.77
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 8.39
Rosybrown
#BC8F8F
ΔE00 8.95
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 9.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9A8A #8AABBB
analogous
#BB8A92 #BB9A8A #BBB28A
triadic
#BB9A8A #8ABB9A #9A8ABB
tetradic
#BB9A8A #92BB8A #8AABBB #B28ABB
square
#BB9A8A #92BB8A #8AABBB #B28ABB
split-complementary
#BB9A8A #8ABBB2 #8A92BB
monochromatic
#805C4A #A57963 #BB9A8A #D1BBB1 #E8DDD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#BB9A8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.10
#BB9A8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9A8A
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9A8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9A8A | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29D89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA38A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C49596
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9a8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 154, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.046 47.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b7ac',
500: '#bb9a8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9a8a; $custom-light: #d0b7ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9a8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 154,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.592,
"s": 26.486,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71186,
"c": 0.04569,
"h": 47.3
},
"luminance": 0.35511
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9A8A
secondary
#C8D3D9
accent
#84A540
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141110
muted
#82807F