#BB7B39
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(63.7% 0.114 63.9), rgb(187, 123, 57).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.00:1).
About this color
#BB7B39 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.114 and its hue 64°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.00:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.114) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.00:1 |
| White text | 3.49:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BB7B39 |
| RGB | rgb(187, 123, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 53%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.7% 0.114 63.9) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #BB7B39 | 3.49:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BB7B39 | 6.00:1 | AA | Lc 41.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BB7B39 text on white | 3.49:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BB7B39 text on black | 6.00:1 | AA | Lc -39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F9F4F0
oklch(97% 0.008 61.5)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8DF
oklch(93.6% 0.016 64.7)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5C5
oklch(88.4% 0.03 62.5)
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Step 300
300
#DBBA9C
oklch(81% 0.056 64.2)
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Step 400
400
#C89564
oklch(70.8% 0.089 64.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#BB7B39
oklch(63.7% 0.114 63.9)
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Step 600
600
#A46107
oklch(55.6% 0.123 64.2)
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Step 700
700
#8B5000
oklch(49% 0.111 63.7)
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Step 800
800
#724203
oklch(42.7% 0.095 64.4)
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Step 900
900
#5D3810
oklch(37.8% 0.074 63.5)
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Step 950
950
#36210B
oklch(26.9% 0.047 64.6)
#BB7B39 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #8F8032 | 0.076 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9E8F3A | 0.068 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #CC6D6D | 0.086 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.114 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BB7B39
#BB7B39
oklch(63.7% 0.114 63.9)
- #4792CB
#4792CB
oklch(63.7% 0.114 244)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #BB7B39, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.030
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.030
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.033
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.033
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.035
- Tiger's Eye #BC6C25 ΔE 0.035
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.035
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.037
Use #BB7B39 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.