#bb8e6d

Color #bb8e6d

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 14.64 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 14.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8e6d

RGB

rgb(187, 142, 109)

HSL

hsl(25.4, 36.4%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.4, 41.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 24.1%, 41.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(62.52, 12.71, 24.18)

LCH

lch(62.52, 27.32, 62.27)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0715, 57.44)

HWB

hwb(25.4, 42.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d9abb

Analogous

#bb6d73

#bb8e6d

#bbb56d

Triadic

#bb8e6d

#6dbb8e

#8e6dbb

Split-complementary

#bb8e6d

#6dbbb5

#6d73bb

Tetradic

#bb8e6d

#9abb6d

#6d9abb

#8e6dbb

Square

#bb8e6d

#73bb6d

#6d9abb

#b56dbb

Shades

Color #bb8e6d mixed toward black.

#a8744e

#865d3f

#65462f

#432f1f

#221710

Tints

Color #bb8e6d mixed toward white.

#c6a185

#d2b49e

#ddc6b6

#e8d9ce

#f4ece7

Tones

Color #bb8e6d mixed toward gray.

#b48f73

#ae907a

#a79180

#a19287

#9a938d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a9a976 · ΔE 19

Deuteranopia

#acaf78 · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#b97d7e · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 18

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8e6d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8e6d]

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Frequently asked questions

#bb8e6d (#bb8e6d) is rgb(187, 142, 109) in RGB.

No, #bb8e6d 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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