#bb9783

Color #bb9783

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 11.25 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 10

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9783

RGB

rgb(187, 151, 131)

HSL

hsl(21.4, 29.2%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(21.4, 29.9%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 29.9%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(65.23, 10.48, 15.63)

LCH

lch(65.23, 18.82, 56.16)

OKLCH

oklch(70.4%, 0.0518, 50.56)

HWB

hwb(21.4, 51.4%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#83a7bb

Analogous

#bb838b

#bb9783

#bbb383

Triadic

#bb9783

#83bb97

#9783bb

Split-complementary

#bb9783

#83bbb3

#838bbb

Tetradic

#bb9783

#a7bb83

#83a7bb

#9783bb

Square

#bb9783

#8bbb83

#83a7bb

#b383bb

Shades

Color #bb9783 mixed toward black.

#a87a61

#89614b

#674938

#453126

#221813

Tints

Color #bb9783 mixed toward white.

#c6a898

#d2baac

#ddcbc1

#e8dcd6

#f4eeea

Tones

Color #bb9783 mixed toward gray.

#b69888

#b29a8c

#ad9b91

#a89c96

#a49e9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#adac88 · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#afb189 · ΔE 20.3

Tritanopia

#b98c8d · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#9e9e9e · ΔE 14.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9783;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9783]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bb9783 (#bb9783) is rgb(187, 151, 131) in RGB.

No, #bb9783 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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