#bb8043

Color #bb8043

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 8.53 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 8.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8043

RGB

rgb(187, 128, 67)

HSL

hsl(30.5, 47.2%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30.5, 64.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 31.6%, 64.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(58.42, 16.69, 41.63)

LCH

lch(58.42, 44.85, 68.15)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.1064, 64.81)

HWB

hwb(30.5, 26.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#437ebb

Analogous

#bb4443

#bb8043

#babb43

Triadic

#bb8043

#43bb80

#8043bb

Split-complementary

#bb8043

#43babb

#4443bb

Tetradic

#bb8043

#7ebb43

#437ebb

#8043bb

Square

#bb8043

#43bb44

#437ebb

#bb43ba

Shades

Color #bb8043 mixed toward black.

#9c6b38

#7d552d

#5d4022

#3e2b16

#1f150b

Tints

Color #bb8043 mixed toward white.

#c79562

#d2aa81

#ddbfa1

#e8d5c0

#f4eae0

Tones

Color #bb8043 mixed toward gray.

#b1804d

#a78057

#9d7f61

#937f6b

#897f75

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a457 · ΔE 20.9

Deuteranopia

#a8ac5b · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#b96366 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8043;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8043]

Related colors

Linen #faf0e6

Peru #cd853f

Bisque #ffe4c4

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Frequently asked questions

#bb8043 (#bb8043) is rgb(187, 128, 67) in RGB.

No, #bb8043 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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