#BB7C42
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(64% 0.108 61.5), rgb(187, 124, 66).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.07:1).
About this color
#BB7C42 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.108 and its hue 61°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.026 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.07:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.108) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.07:1 |
| White text | 3.45:1 |
Values
| HEX | #BB7C42 |
| RGB | rgb(187, 124, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 48%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.108 61.5) |
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 #BB7C42 | 3.45:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #BB7C42 | 6.07:1 | AA | Lc 42.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #BB7C42 text on white | 3.45:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #BB7C42 text on black | 6.07:1 | AA | Lc -39.8 | 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.
-
Step 50
50
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
-
Step 100
100
#F2E8E0
oklch(93.7% 0.015 61.3)
-
Step 200
200
#E8D5C6
oklch(88.4% 0.029 60.7)
-
Step 300
300
#DABA9E
oklch(80.9% 0.053 63.2)
-
Step 400
400
#C79569
oklch(70.7% 0.084 62.2)
-
Step 500
500 (this color)
#BB7C42
oklch(64% 0.108 61.5)
-
Step 600
600
#A3611B
oklch(55.5% 0.117 61.6)
-
Step 700
700
#8C500B
oklch(49.2% 0.109 61.5)
-
Step 800
800
#72420F
oklch(42.8% 0.091 61.5)
-
Step 900
900
#5C3815
oklch(37.7% 0.071 61.7)
-
Step 950
950
#36210E
oklch(27% 0.044 61.2)
#BB7C42 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) | #8F813C | 0.075 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9E9043 | 0.068 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #CB6E6F | 0.080 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.108 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #BB7C42
#BB7C42
oklch(64% 0.108 61.5)
- #4994C8
#4994C8
oklch(64.1% 0.108 241.5)
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 #BB7C42, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.026
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.027
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.033
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.033
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.035
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.036
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.038
- Tiger's Eye #BC6C25 ΔE 0.039
Use #BB7C42 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.