#bb8a3e

Color #bb8a3e

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 10.66 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bb8a3e

RGB

rgb(187, 138, 62)

HSL

hsl(36.5, 50.2%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36.5, 66.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.2%, 66.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(60.86, 10.83, 46.82)

LCH

lch(60.86, 48.06, 76.98)

OKLCH

oklch(66.7%, 0.1101, 75.65)

HWB

hwb(36.5, 24.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e6fbb

Analogous

#bb4c3e

#bb8a3e

#adbb3e

Triadic

#bb8a3e

#3ebb8a

#8a3ebb

Split-complementary

#bb8a3e

#3eadbb

#4c3ebb

Tetradic

#bb8a3e

#6fbb3e

#3e6fbb

#8a3ebb

Square

#bb8a3e

#3ebb4c

#3e6fbb

#bb3ead

Shades

Color #bb8a3e mixed toward black.

#9c7334

#7d5c29

#5d451f

#3e2e15

#1f170a

Tints

Color #bb8a3e mixed toward white.

#c99e5c

#d4b17c

#dec59d

#e9d8be

#f4ecde

Tones

Color #bb8a3e mixed toward gray.

#b08848

#a68553

#9c835d

#918168

#877f72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.82:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.82:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a8a858 · ΔE 16.8

Deuteranopia

#abae5d · ΔE 18.2

Tritanopia

#b9686b · ΔE 28.6

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb8a3e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb8a3e]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Frequently asked questions

#bb8a3e (#bb8a3e) is rgb(187, 138, 62) in RGB.

No, #bb8a3e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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