#bb8a2c

Color #bb8a2c

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 8.3 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8a2c

RGB

rgb(187, 138, 44)

HSL

hsl(39.4, 61.9%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(39.4, 76.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 76.5%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(60.72, 9.91, 54.57)

LCH

lch(60.72, 55.46, 79.71)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.1218, 79.5)

HWB

hwb(39.4, 17.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2c5dbb

Analogous

#bb422c

#bb8a2c

#a5bb2c

Triadic

#bb8a2c

#2cbb8a

#8a2cbb

Split-complementary

#bb8a2c

#2ca5bb

#422cbb

Tetradic

#bb8a2c

#5dbb2c

#2c5dbb

#8a2cbb

Square

#bb8a2c

#2cbb42

#2c5dbb

#bb2ca5

Shades

Color #bb8a2c mixed toward black.

#9c7325

#7d5c1d

#5e4516

#3e2e0f

#1f1707

Tints

Color #bb8a2c mixed toward white.

#d3a143

#dcb468

#e4c78e

#eddab4

#f6ecd9

Tones

Color #bb8a2c mixed toward gray.

#af8638

#a38244

#977f50

#8b7b5c

#7f7768

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a850 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#abae56 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#b96366 · ΔE 32

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 24.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8a2c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8a2c]

Related colors

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Wheat #f5deb3

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Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Frequently asked questions

#bb8a2c (#bb8a2c) is rgb(187, 138, 44) in RGB.

No, #bb8a2c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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