#bb997d

Color #bb997d

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 11.17 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 11.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bb997d

RGB

rgb(187, 153, 125)

HSL

hsl(27.1, 31.3%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.1, 33.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18.2%, 33.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(65.62, 8.58, 19.49)

LCH

lch(65.62, 21.29, 66.24)

OKLCH

oklch(70.7%, 0.0564, 61.16)

HWB

hwb(27.1, 49%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d9fbb

Analogous

#bb7d80

#bb997d

#bbb87d

Triadic

#bb997d

#7dbb99

#997dbb

Split-complementary

#bb997d

#7dbbb8

#7d80bb

Tetradic

#bb997d

#9fbb7d

#7d9fbb

#997dbb

Square

#bb997d

#80bb7d

#7d9fbb

#b87dbb

Shades

Color #bb997d mixed toward black.

#a97e5b

#896547

#664c36

#443224

#221912

Tints

Color #bb997d mixed toward white.

#c6aa93

#d2bba8

#ddccbe

#e8ddd4

#f4eee9

Tones

Color #bb997d mixed toward gray.

#b69a82

#b19a87

#ac9b8d

#a69b92

#a19c97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adad84 · ΔE 16.3

Deuteranopia

#afb286 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#b98a8b · ΔE 14.5

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 15.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb997d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb997d]

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Frequently asked questions

#bb997d (#bb997d) is rgb(187, 153, 125) in RGB.

No, #bb997d 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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