#BB9B65#BB9B65
#BB9B65 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.349; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.081 H 79.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9B65 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 155, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 39%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 46%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 46%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.71, 4.70, 32.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.71, 33.03, 81.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.62% 0.0141 0.0797) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.62% 0.081 79.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.5650, 34.9488, 17.2345) |
| Luminance | 0.3495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.16
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.42
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.68
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.71
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.45
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 4.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9B65 #6585BB
analogous
#BB7065 #BB9B65 #B0BB65
triadic
#BB9B65 #65BB9B #9B65BB
tetradic
#BB9B65 #65BB70 #6585BB #BB65B0
square
#BB9B65 #65BB70 #6585BB #BB65B0
split-complementary
#BB9B65 #65B0BB #7065BB
monochromatic
#735B33 #9D7D45 #BB9B65 #CEB78F #E0D2BA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#BB9B65 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#BB9B65 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9B65
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9B65 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9B65 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89B61
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0A367
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8928E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9b65; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 155, 101); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.081 79.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b891',
500: '#bb9b65',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9b65; $custom-light: #d1b891; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9b65",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 155,
"b": 101
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.674,
"s": 38.739,
"l": 56.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70617,
"c": 0.08089,
"h": 79.9
},
"luminance": 0.34947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9B65
secondary
#ACB9D0
accent
#85CF59
background
#FDFBF9
surface
#FAF6F1
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110D
muted
#83807E