#bb5e2f

Color #bb5e2f

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 10.95 Nearest Tailwind class amber-700 #bb4d00 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb5e2f

RGB

rgb(187, 94, 47)

HSL

hsl(20.1, 59.8%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20.1, 74.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 74.9%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(50.43, 34.09, 42.93)

LCH

lch(50.43, 54.82, 51.55)

OKLCH

oklch(58.5%, 0.1342, 45.36)

HWB

hwb(20.1, 18.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2f8cbb

Analogous

#bb2f46

#bb5e2f

#bba42f

Triadic

#bb5e2f

#2fbb5e

#5e2fbb

Split-complementary

#bb5e2f

#2fbba4

#2f46bb

Tetradic

#bb5e2f

#8cbb2f

#2f8cbb

#5e2fbb

Square

#bb5e2f

#46bb2f

#2f8cbb

#a42fbb

Shades

Color #bb5e2f mixed toward black.

#9c4e27

#7d3f1f

#5e2f18

#3e1f10

#1f1008

Tints

Color #bb5e2f mixed toward white.

#d17547

#da916c

#e3ac91

#edc8b6

#f6e3da

Tones

Color #bb5e2f mixed toward gray.

#af623b

#a46646

#986952

#8c6d5e

#817169

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.76:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9b3e · ΔE 33.7

Deuteranopia

#a0a641 · ΔE 37.1

Tritanopia

#b8484a · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb5e2f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb5e2f]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Frequently asked questions

#bb5e2f (#bb5e2f) is rgb(187, 94, 47) in RGB.

No, #bb5e2f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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