#BB9D5B#BB9D5B
#BB9D5B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.092 H 85.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9D5B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 157, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 51%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 51.3%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.09, 2.64, 38.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.09, 38.51, 86.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.87% 0.007 0.0919) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.87% 0.092 85.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.4402, 35.4358, 14.9212) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.68
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 2.89
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.65
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.89
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.98
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9D5B #5B79BB
analogous
#BB6D5B #BB9D5B #A9BB5B
triadic
#BB9D5B #5BBB9D #9D5BBB
tetradic
#BB9D5B #5BBB6D #5B79BB #BB5BA9
square
#BB9D5B #5BBB6D #5B79BB #BB5BA9
split-complementary
#BB9D5B #5BA9BB #6D5BBB
monochromatic
#6E5A2E #997D40 #BB9D5B #CDB786 #DFD1B2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#BB9D5B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#BB9D5B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9D5B
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9D5B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9D5B | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9C55
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3A45D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8938D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9d5b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 157, 91); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.092 85.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2b98b',
500: '#bb9d5b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9d5b; $custom-light: #d2b98b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9d5b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 157,
"b": 91
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.25,
"s": 41.379,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70867,
"c": 0.09212,
"h": 85.6
},
"luminance": 0.35434
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9D5B
secondary
#A5B1CD
accent
#7DD157
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#83807D