#BBAC89#BBAC89
#BBAC89 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.051 H 87.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAC89 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 172, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 27%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 27%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 26.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.79, -0.13, 20.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.79, 20.00, 90.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.82% 0.0022 0.0508) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.82% 0.051 87.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.7617, 41.8770, 29.6506) |
| Luminance | 0.4188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 0.74
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.93
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.87
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.87
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.24
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAC89 #8998BB
analogous
#BB9389 #BBAC89 #B1BB89
triadic
#BBAC89 #89BBAC #AC89BB
tetradic
#BBAC89 #89BB93 #8998BB #BB89B1
square
#BBAC89 #89BB93 #8998BB #BB89B1
split-complementary
#BBAC89 #89B1BB #9389BB
monochromatic
#80704A #A59162 #BBAC89 #D1C7B0 #E8E3D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#BBAC89 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#BBAC89 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAC89
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAC89 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAC89 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.38 | 9.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AB87
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AF8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A6A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbac89; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 172, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.051 87.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4ab',
500: '#bbac89',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbac89; $custom-light: #d0c4ab; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbac89",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 172,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42,
"s": 26.882,
"l": 63.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74817,
"c": 0.05087,
"h": 87.5
},
"luminance": 0.41876
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAC89
secondary
#C7CCD9
accent
#5EA540
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F