#bd9887

Color #bd9887

A muted light orange.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 9.74 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 9.8

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Conversions

HEX

#bd9887

RGB

rgb(189, 152, 135)

HSL

hsl(18.9, 29%, 63.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.9, 28.6%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 28.6%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(65.77, 11.27, 14.18)

LCH

lch(65.77, 18.11, 51.52)

OKLCH

oklch(70.9%, 0.0508, 45.96)

HWB

hwb(18.9, 52.9%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87acbd

Analogous

#bd8791

#bd9887

#bdb387

Triadic

#bd9887

#87bd98

#9887bd

Split-complementary

#bd9887

#87bdb3

#8791bd

Tetradic

#bd9887

#acbd87

#87acbd

#9887bd

Square

#bd9887

#91bd87

#87acbd

#b387bd

Shades

Color #bd9887 mixed toward black.

#aa7a64

#8b604d

#684839

#463026

#231813

Tints

Color #bd9887 mixed toward white.

#c8a99b

#d3baaf

#decbc3

#e9ddd7

#f4eeeb

Tones

Color #bd9887 mixed toward gray.

#b89a8b

#b49b90

#af9d94

#ab9f99

#a6a09d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

8:1

Black text reads better on this background (8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#aeae8b · ΔE 20.1

Deuteranopia

#b0b38c · ΔE 21.8

Tritanopia

#bb8f8f · ΔE 8.4

Achromatopsia

#a0a0a0 · ΔE 14.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bd9887;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bd9887]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#bd9887 (#bd9887) is rgb(189, 152, 135) in RGB.

No, #bd9887 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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