#BB9F76#BB9F76
#BB9F76 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.065 H 76.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9F76 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 159, 118) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 34%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 37%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 36.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.03, 4.42, 25.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.03, 25.63, 80.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.75% 0.0147 0.0631) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.75% 0.065 76.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.1625, 36.6706, 22.3093) |
| Luminance | 0.3667 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 2.50
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.58
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.54
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.04
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.89
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9F76 #7692BB
analogous
#BB7C76 #BB9F76 #B5BB76
triadic
#BB9F76 #76BB9F #9F76BB
tetradic
#BB9F76 #76BB7C #7692BB #BB76B5
square
#BB9F76 #76BB7C #7692BB #BB76B5
split-complementary
#BB9F76 #76B5BB #7C76BB
monochromatic
#7A613D #A38251 #BB9F76 #CFBC9F #E4D8C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#BB9F76 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.33
#BB9F76 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9F76
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9F76 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9F76 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.33 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9F73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A677
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69794
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9f76; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 159, 118); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.065 76.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bb9e',
500: '#bb9f76',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9f76; $custom-light: #d0bb9e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9f76",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 159,
"b": 118
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.652,
"s": 33.659,
"l": 59.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71745,
"c": 0.06474,
"h": 76.9
},
"luminance": 0.36669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9F76
secondary
#B9C4D4
accent
#8ACA5E
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14110E
muted
#82807E