#bb8972

Color #bb8972

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.45 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 14.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8972

RGB

rgb(187, 137, 114)

HSL

hsl(18.9, 34.9%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.9, 39%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 39%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.37, 16.06, 19.84)

LCH

lch(61.37, 25.53, 51.01)

OKLCH

oklch(67.3%, 0.0699, 45.75)

HWB

hwb(18.9, 44.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72a4bb

Analogous

#bb727f

#bb8972

#bbad72

Triadic

#bb8972

#72bb89

#8972bb

Split-complementary

#bb8972

#72bbad

#727fbb

Tetradic

#bb8972

#a4bb72

#72a4bb

#8972bb

Square

#bb8972

#7fbb72

#72a4bb

#ad72bb

Shades

Color #bb8972 mixed toward black.

#a96d52

#875741

#654231

#442c21

#221610

Tints

Color #bb8972 mixed toward white.

#c69d89

#d2b0a1

#ddc4b8

#e8d8d0

#f4ebe7

Tones

Color #bb8972 mixed toward gray.

#b58b78

#af8d7e

#a99084

#a3928a

#9d9490

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a778 · ΔE 22.4

Deuteranopia

#aaae79 · ΔE 24.7

Tritanopia

#b97d7e · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#949494 · ΔE 18.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8972;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8972]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#bb8972 (#bb8972) is rgb(187, 137, 114) in RGB.

No, #bb8972 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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