#BB9E7D#BB9E7D
#BB9E7D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.057 H 70.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9E7D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 158, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 31%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 33%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 33.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.90, 5.84, 21.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.90, 22.03, 74.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.69% 0.0192 0.0537) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.69% 0.057 70.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4228, 36.5007, 24.5248) |
| Luminance | 0.3650 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.55
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.03
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.06
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 4.27
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.44
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9E7D #7D9ABB
analogous
#BB7F7D #BB9E7D #B9BB7D
triadic
#BB9E7D #7DBB9E #9E7DBB
tetradic
#BB9E7D #7DBB7F #7D9ABB #BB7DB9
square
#BB9E7D #7DBB7F #7D9ABB #BB7DB9
split-complementary
#BB9E7D #7DB9BB #7F7DBB
monochromatic
#7C6141 #A58056 #BB9E7D #D0BCA5 #E5DACD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#BB9E7D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.30
#BB9E7D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9E7D
8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9E7D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9E7D | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.30 | 8.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A89F7B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA67E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C59795
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9e7d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 158, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.057 70.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0baa2',
500: '#bb9e7d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9e7d; $custom-light: #d0baa2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9e7d",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 158,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.935,
"s": 31.313,
"l": 61.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71687,
"c": 0.05698,
"h": 70.3
},
"luminance": 0.36499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9E7D
secondary
#BEC9D6
accent
#6FAA3B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F3
border
#D2D0CD
text
#14110F
muted
#82807F