#bb8b74

Color #bb8b74

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 13.07 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 13.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8b74

RGB

rgb(187, 139, 116)

HSL

hsl(19.4, 34.3%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(19.4, 38%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.7%, 38%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.91, 15.19, 19.44)

LCH

lch(61.91, 24.67, 52)

OKLCH

oklch(67.7%, 0.0675, 46.68)

HWB

hwb(19.4, 45.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74a4bb

Analogous

#bb7481

#bb8b74

#bbae74

Triadic

#bb8b74

#74bb8b

#8b74bb

Split-complementary

#bb8b74

#74bbae

#7481bb

Tetradic

#bb8b74

#a4bb74

#74a4bb

#8b74bb

Square

#bb8b74

#81bb74

#74a4bb

#ae74bb

Shades

Color #bb8b74 mixed toward black.

#aa6f53

#885942

#664332

#442c21

#221611

Tints

Color #bb8b74 mixed toward white.

#c69e8b

#d2b2a2

#ddc5b9

#e8d8d1

#f4ece8

Tones

Color #bb8b74 mixed toward gray.

#b58d7a

#af8f80

#a99186

#a3938c

#9d9592

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.06:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a87a · ΔE 22.2

Deuteranopia

#abae7b · ΔE 23.8

Tritanopia

#b97f80 · ΔE 10.8

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 17.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8b74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8b74]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#bb8b74 (#bb8b74) is rgb(187, 139, 116) in RGB.

No, #bb8b74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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