#bb9f8a

Color #bb9f8a

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Tan #d2b48c · ΔE 12.42 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bb9f8a

RGB

rgb(187, 159, 138)

HSL

hsl(25.7, 26.5%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(25.7, 26.2%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15%, 26.2%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(67.42, 7.06, 14.79)

LCH

lch(67.42, 16.39, 64.48)

OKLCH

oklch(72.2%, 0.0444, 58.82)

HWB

hwb(25.7, 54.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8aa6bb

Analogous

#bb8a8d

#bb9f8a

#bbb78a

Triadic

#bb9f8a

#8abb9f

#9f8abb

Split-complementary

#bb9f8a

#8abbb7

#8a8dbb

Tetradic

#bb9f8a

#a6bb8a

#8aa6bb

#9f8abb

Square

#bb9f8a

#8dbb8a

#8aa6bb

#b78abb

Shades

Color #bb9f8a mixed toward black.

#a78368

#896850

#674e3c

#443428

#221a14

Tints

Color #bb9f8a mixed toward white.

#c6af9d

#d2bfb1

#ddcfc4

#e8dfd8

#f4efeb

Tones

Color #bb9f8a mixed toward gray.

#b7a08e

#b3a092

#afa196

#aba19a

#a7a29e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

8.44:1

Black text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#b0af8f · ΔE 14.8

Deuteranopia

#b1b391 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#ba9494 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#a4a4a4 · ΔE 12.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bb9f8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb9f8a]

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Frequently asked questions

#bb9f8a (#bb9f8a) is rgb(187, 159, 138) in RGB.

No, #bb9f8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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