#bb896e

Color #bb896e

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 15.6 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 14.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb896e

RGB

rgb(187, 137, 110)

HSL

hsl(21, 36.2%, 58.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21, 41.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 41.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.29, 15.59, 21.97)

LCH

lch(61.29, 26.94, 54.64)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.0725, 49.48)

HWB

hwb(21, 43.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6ea0bb

Analogous

#bb6e79

#bb896e

#bbaf6e

Triadic

#bb896e

#6ebb89

#896ebb

Split-complementary

#bb896e

#6ebbaf

#6e79bb

Tetradic

#bb896e

#a0bb6e

#6ea0bb

#896ebb

Square

#bb896e

#79bb6e

#6ea0bb

#af6ebb

Shades

Color #bb896e mixed toward black.

#a86e4f

#87583f

#65422f

#432c20

#221610

Tints

Color #bb896e mixed toward white.

#c69d86

#d2b09e

#ddc4b6

#e8d8cf

#f4ebe7

Tones

Color #bb896e mixed toward gray.

#b58b74

#ae8d7b

#a88f81

#a19188

#9b928e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a775 · ΔE 21.6

Deuteranopia

#aaae77 · ΔE 23.8

Tritanopia

#b97b7c · ΔE 12.4

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 18.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb896e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb896e]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bb896e (#bb896e) is rgb(187, 137, 110) in RGB.

No, #bb896e 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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