#BBAC8A#BBAC8A
#BBAC8A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.050 H 87.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAC8A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 172, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 26.2%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.81, 0.01, 19.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.81, 19.48, 89.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.84% 0.0026 0.0496) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.84% 0.05 87) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.8337, 41.9058, 30.0301) |
| Luminance | 0.4190 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 0.85
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.72
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.84
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.85
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.34
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAC8A #8A99BB
analogous
#BB938A #BBAC8A #B1BB8A
triadic
#BBAC8A #8ABBAC #AC8ABB
tetradic
#BBAC8A #8ABB93 #8A99BB #BB8AB1
square
#BBAC8A #8ABB93 #8A99BB #BB8AB1
split-complementary
#BBAC8A #8AB1BB #938ABB
monochromatic
#80704A #A59163 #BBAC8A #D1C7B1 #E8E3D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#BBAC8A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.38
#BBAC8A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAC8A
9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAC8A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAC8A | 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)
#B4AB88
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AF8B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbac8a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 172, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.050 87.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4ac',
500: '#bbac8a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbac8a; $custom-light: #d0c4ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbac8a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 172,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.633,
"s": 26.486,
"l": 63.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74839,
"c": 0.04964,
"h": 87
},
"luminance": 0.41905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAC8A
secondary
#C8CDD9
accent
#5FA540
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F