#bb836a

Color #bb836a

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 15.08 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 15.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bb836a

RGB

rgb(187, 131, 106)

HSL

hsl(18.5, 37.3%, 57.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.5, 43.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 29.9%, 43.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(59.74, 18.48, 22.14)

LCH

lch(59.74, 28.84, 50.15)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.0783, 45)

HWB

hwb(18.5, 41.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6aa2bb

Analogous

#bb6a7a

#bb836a

#bbac6a

Triadic

#bb836a

#6abb83

#836abb

Split-complementary

#bb836a

#6abbac

#6a7abb

Tetradic

#bb836a

#a2bb6a

#6aa2bb

#836abb

Square

#bb836a

#7abb6a

#6aa2bb

#ac6abb

Shades

Color #bb836a mixed toward black.

#a8694d

#86543d

#653f2e

#432a1f

#22150f

Tints

Color #bb836a mixed toward white.

#c69883

#d2ac9c

#ddc1b5

#e8d6cd

#f4eae6

Tones

Color #bb836a mixed toward gray.

#b48671

#ae8878

#a78b7e

#a08d85

#99908c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a571 · ΔE 23.8

Deuteranopia

#a9ad72 · ΔE 26.3

Tritanopia

#b97677 · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb836a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb836a]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#bb836a (#bb836a) is rgb(187, 131, 106) in RGB.

No, #bb836a is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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