#bb871f

Color #bb871f

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 4.45 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bb871f

RGB

rgb(187, 135, 31)

HSL

hsl(40, 71.6%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 83.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 83.4%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(59.88, 11.09, 58.5)

LCH

lch(59.88, 59.54, 79.27)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.1276, 79.07)

HWB

hwb(40, 12.2%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1f53bb

Analogous

#bb391f

#bb871f

#a1bb1f

Triadic

#bb871f

#1fbb87

#871fbb

Split-complementary

#bb871f

#1fa1bb

#391fbb

Tetradic

#bb871f

#53bb1f

#1f53bb

#871fbb

Square

#bb871f

#1fbb39

#1f53bb

#bb1fa1

Shades

Color #bb871f mixed toward black.

#9c701a

#7d5a15

#5d430f

#3e2d0a

#1f1605

Tints

Color #bb871f mixed toward white.

#dca22e

#e3b558

#eac782

#f1daab

#f8ecd5

Tones

Color #bb871f mixed toward gray.

#ae832c

#a17e39

#947a46

#877653

#7a7160

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a74a · ΔE 17.2

Deuteranopia

#aaad51 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#b95e62 · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb871f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb871f]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#bb871f (#bb871f) is rgb(187, 135, 31) in RGB.

No, #bb871f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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