#bd8b80

Color #bd8b80

A muted light red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 6.88 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 13.4

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Conversions

HEX

#bd8b80

RGB

rgb(189, 139, 128)

HSL

hsl(10.8, 31.6%, 62.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10.8, 32.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 26.5%, 32.3%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(62.38, 17.51, 13.36)

LCH

lch(62.38, 22.02, 37.34)

OKLCH

oklch(68.2%, 0.0637, 32.69)

HWB

hwb(10.8, 50.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#80b2bd

Analogous

#bd8094

#bd8b80

#bdaa80

Triadic

#bd8b80

#80bd8b

#8b80bd

Split-complementary

#bd8b80

#80bdaa

#8094bd

Tetradic

#bd8b80

#b2bd80

#80b2bd

#8b80bd

Square

#bd8b80

#94bd80

#80b2bd

#aa80bd

Shades

Color #bd8b80 mixed toward black.

#ab6b5d

#8b5448

#683f36

#462a24

#231512

Tints

Color #bd8b80 mixed toward white.

#c89e95

#d3b2aa

#dec5c0

#e9d8d5

#f4ecea

Tones

Color #bd8b80 mixed toward gray.

#b88e85

#b3928a

#ae958f

#a99894

#a49b9a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aaa983 · ΔE 25.3

Deuteranopia

#acb083 · ΔE 27.9

Tritanopia

#bb8585 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#979797 · ΔE 17.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bd8b80;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd8b80]

Related colors

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Salmon #fa8072

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Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#bd8b80 (#bd8b80) is rgb(189, 139, 128) in RGB.

No, #bd8b80 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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