#BB9D7A#BB9D7A
#BB9D7A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.060 H 71.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9D7A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 157, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 32%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 35%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16%, 34.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.59, 6.01, 22.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.59, 23.25, 75.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.42% 0.0195 0.0565) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.42% 0.06 71) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.0641, 36.0854, 23.4741) |
| Luminance | 0.3608 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.78
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.65
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.69
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.00
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.61
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9D7A #7A98BB
analogous
#BB7C7A #BB9D7A #B8BB7A
triadic
#BB9D7A #7ABB9D #9D7ABB
tetradic
#BB9D7A #7ABB7C #7A98BB #BB7AB8
square
#BB9D7A #7ABB7C #7A98BB #BB7AB8
split-complementary
#BB9D7A #7AB8BB #7C7ABB
monochromatic
#7B603F #A47F54 #BB9D7A #D0BBA2 #E4D9CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#BB9D7A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#BB9D7A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9D7A
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9D7A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9D7A | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89E78
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA57B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69694
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9d7a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 157, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.060 71.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0b9a0',
500: '#bb9d7a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9d7a; $custom-light: #d0b9a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9d7a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 157,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.308,
"s": 32.338,
"l": 60.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71421,
"c": 0.05981,
"h": 71
},
"luminance": 0.36084
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9D7A
secondary
#BCC7D5
accent
#6EAB3A
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14110E
muted
#82807E