#bb8e48

Color #bb8e48

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 13 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8e48

RGB

rgb(187, 142, 72)

HSL

hsl(36.5, 45.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.5, 61.5%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 61.5%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(61.98, 9.29, 43.19)

LCH

lch(61.98, 44.18, 77.86)

OKLCH

oklch(67.6%, 0.1033, 76.5)

HWB

hwb(36.5, 28.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4875bb

Analogous

#bb5548

#bb8e48

#afbb48

Triadic

#bb8e48

#48bb8e

#8e48bb

Split-complementary

#bb8e48

#48afbb

#5548bb

Tetradic

#bb8e48

#75bb48

#4875bb

#8e48bb

Square

#bb8e48

#48bb55

#4875bb

#bb48af

Shades

Color #bb8e48 mixed toward black.

#9d773b

#7e5f2f

#5e4723

#3f2f17

#1f180c

Tints

Color #bb8e48 mixed toward white.

#c6a167

#d2b485

#ddc6a4

#e8d9c2

#f4ece1

Tones

Color #bb8e48 mixed toward gray.

#b18c52

#a88a5b

#9e8865

#95866e

#8b8478

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a95f · ΔE 15.5

Deuteranopia

#acaf64 · ΔE 16.9

Tritanopia

#b96d70 · ΔE 27.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8e48;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8e48]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#bb8e48 (#bb8e48) is rgb(187, 142, 72) in RGB.

No, #bb8e48 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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