#BB9F85#BB9F85
#BB9F85 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 72.1% C 0.049 H 64.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9F85 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 159, 133) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 28%, 63%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 29%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 28.9%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.32, 6.36, 17.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.32, 18.54, 69.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.07% 0.0209 0.0445) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.07% 0.049 64.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.1258, 37.0559, 27.3826) |
| Luminance | 0.3705 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 1.65
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.01
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.16
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 6.30
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 6.56
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9F85 #85A1BB
analogous
#BB8586 #BB9F85 #BBBA85
triadic
#BB9F85 #85BB9F #9F85BB
tetradic
#BB9F85 #86BB85 #85A1BB #BA85BB
square
#BB9F85 #86BB85 #85A1BB #BA85BB
split-complementary
#BB9F85 #85BBBA #8586BB
monochromatic
#7F6247 #A5805E #BB9F85 #D1BEAC #E7DDD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.50
#BB9F85 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.41
#BB9F85 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9F85
8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9F85 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9F85 | 1.00 | 2.50 | 8.41 | 8.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A083
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFA685
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C59998
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9f85; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 159, 133); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.1% 0.049 64.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bba8',
500: '#bb9f85',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9f85; $custom-light: #d0bba8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9f85",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 159,
"b": 133
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.889,
"s": 28.421,
"l": 62.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72068,
"c": 0.04913,
"h": 64.8
},
"luminance": 0.37055
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9F85
secondary
#C4CED8
accent
#75A73E
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#14110F
muted
#82807F