#bb8a71

Color #bb8a71

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 14.33 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 14.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8a71

RGB

rgb(187, 138, 113)

HSL

hsl(20.3, 35.2%, 58.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.3, 39.6%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 39.6%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.6, 15.39, 20.71)

LCH

lch(61.6, 25.8, 53.38)

OKLCH

oklch(67.5%, 0.07, 48.13)

HWB

hwb(20.3, 44.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#71a2bb

Analogous

#bb717d

#bb8a71

#bbaf71

Triadic

#bb8a71

#71bb8a

#8a71bb

Split-complementary

#bb8a71

#71bbaf

#717dbb

Tetradic

#bb8a71

#a2bb71

#71a2bb

#8a71bb

Square

#bb8a71

#7dbb71

#71a2bb

#af71bb

Shades

Color #bb8a71 mixed toward black.

#a96f51

#875941

#654231

#442c20

#221610

Tints

Color #bb8a71 mixed toward white.

#c69d89

#d2b1a0

#ddc4b8

#e8d8d0

#f4ebe7

Tones

Color #bb8a71 mixed toward gray.

#b58c77

#af8e7d

#a89083

#a2928a

#9c9490

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.99:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a878 · ΔE 22.1

Deuteranopia

#abae79 · ΔE 23.6

Tritanopia

#b97d7e · ΔE 11.6

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8a71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8a71]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Frequently asked questions

#bb8a71 (#bb8a71) is rgb(187, 138, 113) in RGB.

No, #bb8a71 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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