#bb9689

Color #bb9689

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 7.67 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9689

RGB

rgb(187, 150, 137)

HSL

hsl(15.6, 26.9%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15.6, 26.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 26.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(65.11, 11.87, 12.1)

LCH

lch(65.11, 16.95, 45.55)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0485, 40.23)

HWB

hwb(15.6, 53.7%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89aebb

Analogous

#bb8995

#bb9689

#bbaf89

Triadic

#bb9689

#89bb96

#9689bb

Split-complementary

#bb9689

#89bbaf

#8995bb

Tetradic

#bb9689

#aebb89

#89aebb

#9689bb

Square

#bb9689

#95bb89

#89aebb

#af89bb

Shades

Color #bb9689 mixed toward black.

#a77767

#895e4f

#67473b

#442f27

#221814

Tints

Color #bb9689 mixed toward white.

#c6a79d

#d2b9b0

#ddcac4

#e8dcd8

#f4edeb

Tones

Color #bb9689 mixed toward gray.

#b7988d

#b39a91

#ae9c95

#aa9e9a

#a6a09e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac8c · ΔE 21

Deuteranopia

#aeb18d · ΔE 22.9

Tritanopia

#b98f8f · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 14.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9689;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9689]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#bb9689 (#bb9689) is rgb(187, 150, 137) in RGB.

No, #bb9689 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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