#bb6842

Color #bb6842

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class amber-700 #bb4d00 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bb6842

RGB

rgb(187, 104, 66)

HSL

hsl(18.8, 47.8%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.8, 64.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 44.4%, 64.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(52.8, 29.81, 35.6)

LCH

lch(52.8, 46.43, 50.06)

OKLCH

oklch(60.4%, 0.1186, 44.49)

HWB

hwb(18.8, 25.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4295bb

Analogous

#bb4259

#bb6842

#bba442

Triadic

#bb6842

#42bb68

#6842bb

Split-complementary

#bb6842

#42bba4

#4259bb

Tetradic

#bb6842

#95bb42

#4295bb

#6842bb

Square

#bb6842

#59bb42

#4295bb

#a442bb

Shades

Color #bb6842 mixed toward black.

#9c5737

#7d452c

#5d3421

#3e2316

#1f110b

Tints

Color #bb6842 mixed toward white.

#c78161

#d29a80

#ddb3a0

#e9cdc0

#f4e6df

Tones

Color #bb6842 mixed toward gray.

#b16c4c

#a76f56

#9d7360

#93776a

#897b74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.06:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9e9d4d · ΔE 31.2

Deuteranopia

#a2a850 · ΔE 34.7

Tritanopia

#b85557 · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb6842;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb6842]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#bb6842 (#bb6842) is rgb(187, 104, 66) in RGB.

No, #bb6842 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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