#BB9D60#BB9D60
#BB9D60 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.087 H 84.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9D60 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 157, 96) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 40%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 49%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 48.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.16, 3.11, 35.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.16, 36.03, 85.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.94% 0.009 0.0866) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.94% 0.087 84.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6631, 35.5250, 16.0953) |
| Luminance | 0.3552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.02
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.03
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 3.70
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.29
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.38
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9D60 #607EBB
analogous
#BB6F60 #BB9D60 #ABBB60
triadic
#BB9D60 #60BB9D #9D60BB
tetradic
#BB9D60 #60BB6F #607EBB #BB60AB
square
#BB9D60 #60BB6F #607EBB #BB60AB
split-complementary
#BB9D60 #60ABBB #6F60BB
monochromatic
#705B30 #9B7E42 #BB9D60 #CDB78B #E0D2B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.59
#BB9D60 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.10
#BB9D60 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9D60
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9D60 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9D60 | 1.00 | 2.59 | 8.10 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AB9C5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2A462
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8938E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9d60; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 157, 96); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.087 84.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d1b98e',
500: '#bb9d60',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9d60; $custom-light: #d1b98e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9d60",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 157,
"b": 96
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.22,
"s": 40.088,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70944,
"c": 0.08706,
"h": 84.1
},
"luminance": 0.35523
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9D60
secondary
#A8B5CE
accent
#7FD058
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110C
muted
#83807D