#BB9B5F#BB9B5F
#BB9B5F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 70.5% C 0.087 H 82.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9B5F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 155, 95) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 40%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 49%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 49.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.62, 4.10, 35.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.62, 35.99, 83.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.52% 0.0117 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.52% 0.087 82.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2817, 34.8355, 15.7425) |
| Luminance | 0.3483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.89
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.71
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.86
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.03
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.18
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9B5F #5F7FBB
analogous
#BB6D5F #BB9B5F #ADBB5F
triadic
#BB9B5F #5FBB9B #9B5FBB
tetradic
#BB9B5F #5FBB6D #5F7FBB #BB5FAD
square
#BB9B5F #5FBB6D #5F7FBB #BB5FAD
split-complementary
#BB9B5F #5FADBB #6D5FBB
monochromatic
#705A30 #9B7C42 #BB9B5F #CDB68A #E0D1B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#BB9B5F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.97
#BB9B5F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9B5F
7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9B5F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9B5F | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 7.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A99B5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A361
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8918C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9b5f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 155, 95); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.5% 0.087 82.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b88d',
500: '#bb9b5f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9b5f; $custom-light: #d1b88d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9b5f",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 155,
"b": 95
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.13,
"s": 40.351,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70518,
"c": 0.08701,
"h": 82.2
},
"luminance": 0.34834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9B5F
secondary
#A8B5CE
accent
#82D058
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#83807D