#BBAB8D#BBAB8D
#BBAB8D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.045 H 83.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAB8D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 171, 141) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 25%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 25%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.6%, 24.6%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.60, 0.98, 17.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.60, 17.59, 86.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.7% 0.0054 0.0449) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.7% 0.045 83.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8643, 41.6147, 31.1266) |
| Luminance | 0.4161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 1.98
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.07
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.62
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 3.82
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.34
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAB8D #8D9DBB
analogous
#BB948D #BBAB8D #B4BB8D
triadic
#BBAB8D #8DBBAB #AB8DBB
tetradic
#BBAB8D #8DBB94 #8D9DBB #BB8DB4
square
#BBAB8D #8DBB94 #8D9DBB #BB8DB4
split-complementary
#BBAB8D #8DB4BB #948DBB
monochromatic
#816F4D #A48F67 #BBAB8D #D2C7B3 #E9E3DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#BBAB8D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#BBAB8D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAB8D
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAB8D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAB8D | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3AA8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AE8E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbab8d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 171, 141); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.045 83.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c3ae',
500: '#bbab8d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbab8d; $custom-light: #d0c3ae; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbab8d",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 171,
"b": 141
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.13,
"s": 25.275,
"l": 64.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74701,
"c": 0.04523,
"h": 83.1
},
"luminance": 0.41614
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAB8D
secondary
#CACFDA
accent
#64A442
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F