#BBAC8E#BBAC8E
#BBAC8E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.045 H 84.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAC8E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 172, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 25%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 24%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8%, 24.1%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.89, 0.58, 17.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.89, 17.42, 88.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.93% 0.0043 0.0445) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.93% 0.045 84.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.1287, 42.0238, 31.5835) |
| Luminance | 0.4202 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 1.89
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.14
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 3.88
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.99
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.08
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAC8E #8E9DBB
analogous
#BB968E #BBAC8E #B4BB8E
triadic
#BBAC8E #8EBBAC #AC8EBB
tetradic
#BBAC8E #8EBB96 #8E9DBB #BB8EB4
square
#BBAC8E #8EBB96 #8E9DBB #BB8EB4
split-complementary
#BBAC8E #8EB4BB #968EBB
monochromatic
#81704E #A49068 #BBAC8E #D2C8B4 #E9E4DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.23
#BBAC8E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.40
#BBAC8E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAC8E
9.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAC8E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAC8E | 1.00 | 2.23 | 9.40 | 9.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AB8C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B7AF8F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C3A7A4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbac8e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 172, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.045 84.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c4af',
500: '#bbac8e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbac8e; $custom-light: #d0c4af; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbac8e",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 172,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 24.862,
"l": 64.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7493,
"c": 0.04474,
"h": 84.5
},
"luminance": 0.42023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAC8E
secondary
#CBD0DA
accent
#63A342
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F