#BBAD90#BBAD90
#BBAD90 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.043 H 85.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BBAD90 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 173, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 24%, 65%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 23%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 23%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.19, 0.34, 16.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.19, 16.75, 88.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.18% 0.0036 0.0429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.18% 0.043 85.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(40.4712, 42.4665, 32.4451) |
| Luminance | 0.4247 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 2.14
Khaki
#C3B091
ΔE00 2.35
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 3.67
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 3.78
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.98
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BBAD90 #909EBB
analogous
#BB9890 #BBAD90 #B3BB90
triadic
#BBAD90 #90BBAD #AD90BB
tetradic
#BBAD90 #90BB98 #909EBB #BB90B3
square
#BBAD90 #90BB98 #909EBB #BB90B3
split-complementary
#BBAD90 #90B3BB #9890BB
monochromatic
#81714F #A4916A #BBAD90 #D2C9B6 #E9E5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#BBAD90 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#BBAD90 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #BBAD90
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BBAD90 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BBAD90 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4AC8E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B8B091
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#C2A8A5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bbad90; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 173, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.043 85.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d0c5b0',
500: '#bbad90',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bbad90; $custom-light: #d0c5b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bbad90",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 173,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.465,
"s": 24.022,
"l": 64.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75183,
"c": 0.04305,
"h": 85.3
},
"luminance": 0.42466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BBAD90
secondary
#CCD1DB
accent
#62A343
background
#FCFCFA
surface
#F9F8F4
border
#D2D1CE
text
#141210
muted
#82817F