#BB9F8A#BB9F8A
#BB9F8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.044 H 58.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB9F8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 159, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 26.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.42, 7.06, 14.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.42, 16.39, 64.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.19% 0.023 0.038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.19% 0.044 58.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.4795, 37.1974, 29.2454) |
| Luminance | 0.3720 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 0.53
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.92
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 6.49
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.95
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 7.86
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB9F8A #8AA6BB
analogous
#BB8A8D #BB9F8A #BBB78A
triadic
#BB9F8A #8ABB9F #9F8ABB
tetradic
#BB9F8A #8DBB8A #8AA6BB #B78ABB
square
#BB9F8A #8DBB8A #8AA6BB #B78ABB
split-complementary
#BB9F8A #8ABBB7 #8A8DBB
monochromatic
#80614A #A57F63 #BB9F8A #D1BFB1 #E8DFD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#BB9F8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.44
#BB9F8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BB9F8A
8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB9F8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB9F8A | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.44 | 8.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A189
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEA78A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C49A99
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb9f8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 159, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.044 58.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0bbac',
500: '#bb9f8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb9f8a; $custom-light: #d0bbac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb9f8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 159,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.714,
"s": 26.486,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72185,
"c": 0.04445,
"h": 58.9
},
"luminance": 0.37196
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB9F8A
secondary
#C8D2D9
accent
#7AA540
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F9F6F4
border
#D2D0CE
text
#141110
muted
#82807F