#BBAC8B#BBAC8B
#BBAC8B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.419; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.048 H 86.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAC8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 172, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 26%, 64%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 26%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 25.7%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.83, 0.15, 18.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.83, 18.96, 89.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.86% 0.003 0.0483) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.86% 0.048 86.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(39.9064, 41.9349, 30.4132) |
| Luminance | 0.4193 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.05
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.54
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.83
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.86
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.25
Sand
#C2B280
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAC8B #8B9ABB
analogous
#BB948B #BBAC8B #B2BB8B
triadic
#BBAC8B #8BBBAC #AC8BBB
tetradic
#BBAC8B #8BBB94 #8B9ABB #BB8BB2
square
#BBAC8B #8BBB94 #8B9ABB #BB8BB2
split-complementary
#BBAC8B #8BB2BB #948BBB
monochromatic
#80704B #A49064 #BBAC8B #D2C8B2 #E8E3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#BBAC8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#BBAC8B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAC8B
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAC8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAC8B | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AB89
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8AF8C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbac8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 172, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.048 86.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4ad',
500: '#bbac8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbac8b; $custom-light: #d0c4ad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbac8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 172,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.25,
"s": 26.087,
"l": 63.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74862,
"c": 0.04841,
"h": 86.4
},
"luminance": 0.41934
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAC8B
secondary
#C8CED9
accent
#60A541
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F