#BB9F4D#BB9F4D
#BB9F4D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.107 H 90.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9F4D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 159, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(45, 45%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(45, 59%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 58.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.44, 0.39, 45.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.44, 45.87, 89.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.09% -0.0012 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.09% 0.107 90.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.2327, 35.8987, 12.1457) |
| Luminance | 0.3590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 3.46
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.47
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 4.60
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 5.03
Ocher
#BF9B0C
ΔE00 6.17
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9F4D #4D69BB
analogous
#BB684D #BB9F4D #A0BB4D
triadic
#BB9F4D #4DBB9F #9F4DBB
tetradic
#BB9F4D #4DBB68 #4D69BB #BB4DA0
square
#BB9F4D #4DBB68 #4D69BB #BB4DA0
split-complementary
#BB9F4D #4DA0BB #684DBB
monochromatic
#665627 #937C38 #BB9F4D #CCB779 #DDCFA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#BB9F4D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.18
#BB9F4D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9F4D
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9F4D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9F4D | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.18 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B5A550
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C9948D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9f4d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 159, 77); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.107 90.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bb81',
500: '#bb9f4d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9f4d; $custom-light: #d2bb81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9f4d",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 159,
"b": 77
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.727,
"s": 44.715,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71093,
"c": 0.10676,
"h": 90.7
},
"luminance": 0.35897
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9F4D
secondary
#9AA6CA
accent
#74D453
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6EF
border
#D3D0CA
text
#14110A
muted
#83807C