#bb5325

Color #bb5325

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 13.92 Nearest Tailwind class amber-700 #bb4d00 · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bb5325

RGB

rgb(187, 83, 37)

HSL

hsl(18.4, 67%, 43.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.4, 80.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 55.6%, 80.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(48.12, 39.32, 45.48)

LCH

lch(48.12, 60.12, 49.15)

OKLCH

oklch(56.8%, 0.1465, 42.18)

HWB

hwb(18.4, 14.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#258dbb

Analogous

#bb2542

#bb5325

#bb9e25

Triadic

#bb5325

#25bb53

#5325bb

Split-complementary

#bb5325

#25bb9e

#2542bb

Tetradic

#bb5325

#8dbb25

#258dbb

#5325bb

Square

#bb5325

#42bb25

#258dbb

#9e25bb

Shades

Color #bb5325 mixed toward black.

#9c451f

#7d3719

#5d2912

#3e1c0c

#1f0e06

Tints

Color #bb5325 mixed toward white.

#d86938

#e08760

#e7a588

#efc3af

#f7e1d7

Tones

Color #bb5325 mixed toward gray.

#ae5831

#a25d3e

#95614a

#896657

#7c6b63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.38:1

White text reads better on this background (4.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#999834 · ΔE 36.8

Deuteranopia

#9ea538 · ΔE 40.8

Tritanopia

#b73e40 · ΔE 13.7

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 25.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb5325;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb5325]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#bb5325 (#bb5325) is rgb(187, 83, 37) in RGB.

No, #bb5325 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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