#bb953e

Color #bb953e

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Goldenrod #b8860b · ΔE 14.53 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 9.3

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Conversions

HEX

#bb953e

RGB

rgb(187, 149, 62)

HSL

hsl(41.8, 50.2%, 48.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(41.8, 66.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 20.3%, 66.8%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(63.68, 4.79, 49.87)

LCH

lch(63.68, 50.1, 84.51)

OKLCH

oklch(68.9%, 0.1136, 85.15)

HWB

hwb(41.8, 24.3%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3e64bb

Analogous

#bb573e

#bb953e

#a2bb3e

Triadic

#bb953e

#3ebb95

#953ebb

Split-complementary

#bb953e

#3ea2bb

#573ebb

Tetradic

#bb953e

#64bb3e

#3e64bb

#953ebb

Square

#bb953e

#3ebb57

#3e64bb

#bb3ea2

Shades

Color #bb953e mixed toward black.

#9c7c34

#7d6329

#5d4b1f

#3e3215

#1f190a

Tints

Color #bb953e mixed toward white.

#c9a85c

#d4b97c

#decb9d

#e9dcbe

#f4eede

Tones

Color #bb953e mixed toward gray.

#b09148

#a68d53

#9c895d

#918568

#878172

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#acac5d · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#aeb163 · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#b96f72 · ΔE 32.1

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 23.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb953e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb953e]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#bb953e (#bb953e) is rgb(187, 149, 62) in RGB.

No, #bb953e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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