#bb8740

Color #bb8740

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 9.38 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8740

RGB

rgb(187, 135, 64)

HSL

hsl(34.6, 49%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.6, 65.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.8%, 65.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(60.13, 12.62, 45.04)

LCH

lch(60.13, 46.77, 74.35)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.1083, 72.37)

HWB

hwb(34.6, 25.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4074bb

Analogous

#bb4940

#bb8740

#b2bb40

Triadic

#bb8740

#40bb87

#8740bb

Split-complementary

#bb8740

#40b2bb

#4940bb

Tetradic

#bb8740

#74bb40

#4074bb

#8740bb

Square

#bb8740

#40bb49

#4074bb

#bb40b2

Shades

Color #bb8740 mixed toward black.

#9c7035

#7d5a2b

#5d4320

#3e2d15

#1f160b

Tints

Color #bb8740 mixed toward white.

#c89b5e

#d3af7e

#dec39e

#e9d7bf

#f4ebdf

Tones

Color #bb8740 mixed toward gray.

#b1854a

#a68454

#9c825f

#928169

#887f73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.65:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a7a758 · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#aaad5d · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#b96669 · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8740;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8740]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#bb8740 (#bb8740) is rgb(187, 135, 64) in RGB.

No, #bb8740 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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