#BB9B4F#BB9B4F
#BB9B4F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.102 H 86.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9B4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 155, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 44%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 57.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.42, 2.71, 43.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.42, 43.78, 86.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.29% 0.0058 0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.29% 0.102 86.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6277, 34.5739, 12.2978) |
| Luminance | 0.3457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.21
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.49
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.25
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.18
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.96
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9B4F #4F6FBB
analogous
#BB654F #BB9B4F #A5BB4F
triadic
#BB9B4F #4FBB9B #9B4FBB
tetradic
#BB9B4F #4FBB65 #4F6FBB #BB4FA5
square
#BB9B4F #4FBB65 #4F6FBB #BB4FA5
split-complementary
#BB9B4F #4FA5BB #654FBB
monochromatic
#685528 #947939 #BB9B4F #CCB47B #DDCDA7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#BB9B4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.91
#BB9B4F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9B4F
7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9B4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9B4F | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.91 | 7.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9A48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A252
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9908A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9b4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 155, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.102 86.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b882',
500: '#bb9b4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9b4f; $custom-light: #d2b882; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9b4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 155,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.222,
"s": 44.262,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70291,
"c": 0.10245,
"h": 86.8
},
"luminance": 0.34572
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9B4F
secondary
#9BA9CA
accent
#7AD454
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C