#bb9b4e

Color #bb9b4e

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.77 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 11.5

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9b4e

RGB

rgb(187, 155, 78)

HSL

hsl(42.4, 44.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42.4, 58.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.1%, 58.3%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(65.4, 2.63, 44.18)

LCH

lch(65.4, 44.26, 86.59)

OKLCH

oklch(70.3%, 0.1033, 87)

HWB

hwb(42.4, 30.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e6ebb

Analogous

#bb654e

#bb9b4e

#a5bb4e

Triadic

#bb9b4e

#4ebb9b

#9b4ebb

Split-complementary

#bb9b4e

#4ea5bb

#654ebb

Tetradic

#bb9b4e

#6ebb4e

#4e6ebb

#9b4ebb

Square

#bb9b4e

#4ebb65

#4e6ebb

#bb4ea5

Shades

Color #bb9b4e mixed toward black.

#a0833d

#806931

#604e25

#403419

#201a0c

Tints

Color #bb9b4e mixed toward white.

#c6ac6c

#d2bc89

#ddcda7

#e8dec4

#f4eee2

Tones

Color #bb9b4e mixed toward gray.

#b29757

#a99460

#a09069

#978c72

#8e887c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.91:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae68 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#b0b26d · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#ba777a · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9b4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9b4e]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#bb9b4e (#bb9b4e) is rgb(187, 155, 78) in RGB.

No, #bb9b4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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