#BB9F78#BB9F78
#BB9F78 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.063 H 75.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9F78 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 159, 120) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 33%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 36%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 35.8%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.07, 4.67, 24.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.07, 24.65, 79.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.79% 0.0155 0.0606) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.79% 0.063 75.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2826, 36.7186, 22.9419) |
| Luminance | 0.3672 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 2.22
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 2.83
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 3.63
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.31
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.65
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9F78 #7894BB
analogous
#BB7D78 #BB9F78 #B6BB78
triadic
#BB9F78 #78BB9F #9F78BB
tetradic
#BB9F78 #78BB7D #7894BB #BB78B6
square
#BB9F78 #78BB7D #7894BB #BB78B6
split-complementary
#BB9F78 #78B6BB #7D78BB
monochromatic
#7B613E #A38252 #BB9F78 #D0BCA1 #E4D9C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#BB9F78 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.34
#BB9F78 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9F78
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9F78 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9F78 | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.34 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.34 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AA9F75
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1A679
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C69795
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9f78; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 159, 120); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.063 75.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bb9f',
500: '#bb9f78',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9f78; $custom-light: #d0bb9f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9f78",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 159,
"b": 120
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.925,
"s": 33.005,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71786,
"c": 0.06259,
"h": 75.7
},
"luminance": 0.36717
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9F78
secondary
#BBC5D4
accent
#69AC3A
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F9F6F2
border
#D2D0CC
text
#14110E
muted
#82807E