#BB9C56#BB9C56
#BB9C56 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.096 H 86.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9C56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 156, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 43%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 54%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.6%, 54%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.76, 2.74, 40.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.76, 40.68, 86.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.59% 0.0067 0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.59% 0.096 86) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.0631, 35.0154, 13.7668) |
| Luminance | 0.3501 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.85
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.93
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.80
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 5.02
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.33
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9C56 #5675BB
analogous
#BB6956 #BB9C56 #A7BB56
triadic
#BB9C56 #56BB9C #9C56BB
tetradic
#BB9C56 #56BB69 #5675BB #BB56A7
square
#BB9C56 #56BB69 #5675BB #BB56A7
split-complementary
#BB9C56 #56A7BB #6956BB
monochromatic
#6B582B #977B3D #BB9C56 #CDB682 #DECFAD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#BB9C56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#BB9C56 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9C56
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9C56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9C56 | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9B50
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A358
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9918C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9c56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 156, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.096 86.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b987',
500: '#bb9c56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9c56; $custom-light: #d2b987; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9c56",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 156,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.584,
"s": 42.616,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7059,
"c": 0.09644,
"h": 86
},
"luminance": 0.35014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9C56
secondary
#A1AECC
accent
#7CD255
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C