#bb8a26

Color #bb8a26

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 6.09 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8a26

RGB

rgb(187, 138, 38)

HSL

hsl(40.3, 66.2%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40.3, 79.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 79.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(60.68, 9.67, 56.82)

LCH

lch(60.68, 57.64, 80.34)

OKLCH

oklch(66.5%, 0.1249, 80.42)

HWB

hwb(40.3, 14.9%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2657bb

Analogous

#bb4026

#bb8a26

#a1bb26

Triadic

#bb8a26

#26bb8a

#8a26bb

Split-complementary

#bb8a26

#26a1bb

#4026bb

Tetradic

#bb8a26

#57bb26

#2657bb

#8a26bb

Square

#bb8a26

#26bb40

#2657bb

#bb26a1

Shades

Color #bb8a26 mixed toward black.

#9c7320

#7d5c19

#5d4513

#3e2e0d

#1f1706

Tints

Color #bb8a26 mixed toward white.

#d7a33a

#dfb661

#e7c889

#efdab0

#f7edd8

Tones

Color #bb8a26 mixed toward gray.

#ae8632

#a2813f

#967d4b

#897958

#7d7564

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a84e · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#abae55 · ΔE 17.7

Tritanopia

#b96265 · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#929292 · ΔE 25.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8a26;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8a26]

Related colors

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#bb8a26 (#bb8a26) is rgb(187, 138, 38) in RGB.

No, #bb8a26 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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