#bb9e93

Color #bb9e93

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.43 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9e93

RGB

rgb(187, 158, 147)

HSL

hsl(16.5, 22.7%, 65.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(16.5, 21.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.5%, 21.4%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.37, 8.94, 9.72)

LCH

lch(67.37, 13.21, 47.39)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.038, 41.8)

HWB

hwb(16.5, 57.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#93b0bb

Analogous

#bb939c

#bb9e93

#bbb293

Triadic

#bb9e93

#93bb9e

#9e93bb

Split-complementary

#bb9e93

#93bbb2

#939cbb

Tetradic

#bb9e93

#b0bb93

#93b0bb

#9e93bb

Square

#bb9e93

#9cbb93

#93b0bb

#b293bb

Shades

Color #bb9e93 mixed toward black.

#a57f71

#896456

#664b41

#44322b

#221916

Tints

Color #bb9e93 mixed toward white.

#c6aea5

#d2beb7

#ddcfc9

#e8dfdb

#f4efed

Tones

Color #bb9e93 mixed toward gray.

#b8a096

#b4a19a

#b1a39d

#aea4a0

#aaa6a4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.43:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#afaf96 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#b1b396 · ΔE 19.2

Tritanopia

#ba9898 · ΔE 5.8

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 12

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9e93;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9e93]

Related colors

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#bb9e93 (#bb9e93) is rgb(187, 158, 147) in RGB.

No, #bb9e93 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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