#bb855d

Color #bb855d

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Salmon #e9967a · ΔE 15.76 Nearest Tailwind class amber-600 #e17100 · ΔE 12.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb855d

RGB

rgb(187, 133, 93)

HSL

hsl(25.5, 40.9%, 54.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.5, 50.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 50.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(60.01, 16.03, 29.72)

LCH

lch(60.01, 33.77, 61.66)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.0862, 57.12)

HWB

hwb(25.5, 36.5%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d93bb

Analogous

#bb5d64

#bb855d

#bbb45d

Triadic

#bb855d

#5dbb85

#855dbb

Split-complementary

#bb855d

#5dbbb4

#5d64bb

Tetradic

#bb855d

#93bb5d

#5d93bb

#855dbb

Square

#bb855d

#64bb5d

#5d93bb

#b45dbb

Shades

Color #bb855d mixed toward black.

#a46e45

#845837

#634229

#422c1c

#21160e

Tints

Color #bb855d mixed toward white.

#c69978

#d2ae93

#ddc2ae

#e8d6c9

#f4ebe4

Tones

Color #bb855d mixed toward gray.

#b38665

#ab876d

#a48874

#9c8a7c

#948b84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.63:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a6a668 · ΔE 21.2

Deuteranopia

#a9ad6b · ΔE 23.1

Tritanopia

#b97172 · ΔE 17

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb855d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb855d]

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Sandy Brown #f4a460

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Peru #cd853f

Frequently asked questions

#bb855d (#bb855d) is rgb(187, 133, 93) in RGB.

No, #bb855d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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