#BB9F58#BB9F58
#BB9F58 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.096 H 88.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9F58 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 159, 88) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 42%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 53%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 52.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.57, 1.29, 40.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.57, 40.57, 88.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.24% 0.0027 0.0963) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.24% 0.096 88.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6545, 36.0674, 14.3670) |
| Luminance | 0.3607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 2.34
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 3.57
Sand Brown
#CBA560
ΔE00 4.02
Desert
#CCAD60
ΔE00 4.31
Sandstone
#C9AE74
ΔE00 5.18
Tan (survey)
#D1B26F
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9F58 #5874BB
analogous
#BB6E58 #BB9F58 #A6BB58
triadic
#BB9F58 #58BB9F #9F58BB
tetradic
#BB9F58 #58BB6E #5874BB #BB58A6
square
#BB9F58 #58BB6E #5874BB #BB58A6
split-complementary
#BB9F58 #58A6BB #6E58BB
monochromatic
#6C5A2C #987E3E #BB9F58 #CDB883 #DED1AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#BB9F58 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#BB9F58 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9F58
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9F58 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9F58 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AE9D52
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B4A55B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C8948E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9f58; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 159, 88); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.096 88.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d2bb89',
500: '#bb9f58',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9f58; $custom-light: #d2bb89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9f58",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 159,
"b": 88
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.03,
"s": 42.128,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71236,
"c": 0.09634,
"h": 88.4
},
"luminance": 0.36066
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9F58
secondary
#A2AECD
accent
#79D256
background
#FDFBF8
surface
#FAF6F0
border
#D3D0CB
text
#14110B
muted
#83807C