#BBAB89#BBAB89
#BBAB89 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.415; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.050 H 85.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAB89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 171, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 27%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 26.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.52, 0.41, 19.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.52, 19.64, 88.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.61% 0.0037 0.0499) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.61% 0.05 85.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.5720, 41.4978, 29.5874) |
| Luminance | 0.4150 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.02
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.53
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.85
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.06
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.14
Toupe
#C7AC7D
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAB89 #8999BB
analogous
#BB9289 #BBAB89 #B2BB89
triadic
#BBAB89 #89BBAB #AB89BB
tetradic
#BBAB89 #89BB92 #8999BB #BB89B2
square
#BBAB89 #89BB92 #8999BB #BB89B2
split-complementary
#BBAB89 #89B2BB #9289BB
monochromatic
#806F4A #A58F62 #BBAB89 #D1C7B0 #E8E2D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.26
#BBAB89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.30
#BBAB89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAB89
9.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAB89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAB89 | 1.00 | 2.26 | 9.30 | 9.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AA87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AE8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A5A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ACACAC
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbab89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 171, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.050 85.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c3ab',
500: '#bbab89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbab89; $custom-light: #d0c3ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbab89",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 171,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.8,
"s": 26.882,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7461,
"c": 0.05008,
"h": 85.7
},
"luminance": 0.41497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAB89
secondary
#C7CDD9
accent
#60A540
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F