#BB9F89#BB9F89
#BB9F89 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.045 H 60.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9F89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 159, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 27%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 26.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.40, 6.92, 15.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.40, 16.81, 65.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.16% 0.0226 0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.16% 0.045 60.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4074, 37.1686, 28.8658) |
| Luminance | 0.3717 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 0.30
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.52
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.18
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.84
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.56
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 7.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9F89 #89A5BB
analogous
#BB898C #BB9F89 #BBB889
triadic
#BB9F89 #89BB9F #9F89BB
tetradic
#BB9F89 #8CBB89 #89A5BB #B889BB
square
#BB9F89 #8CBB89 #89A5BB #B889BB
split-complementary
#BB9F89 #89BBB8 #898CBB
monochromatic
#80624A #A57F62 #BB9F89 #D1BFB0 #E8DED7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#BB9F89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.43
#BB9F89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9F89
8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9F89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9F89 | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.43 | 8.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A188
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA789
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C49999
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9f89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 159, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.045 60.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bbab',
500: '#bb9f89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9f89; $custom-light: #d0bbab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9f89",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 159,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.4,
"s": 26.882,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72161,
"c": 0.04535,
"h": 60.1
},
"luminance": 0.37167
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9F89
secondary
#C7D1D9
accent
#79A540
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141110
muted
#82807F