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#B48D87

#b48d87 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#b48d87 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 70.59% red, 55.29% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.67% magenta, 25% yellow and 29.41% black. Its hue angle is 8°, with 23.08% saturation and 61.76% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 7.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 3.43.

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Relative luminance0.305

Complementary

  1. #b48d87
  2. #87aeb4

Split complementary

  1. #b48d87
  2. #87b4a3
  3. #8797b4

Analogous

  1. #b48797
  2. #b48d87
  3. #b4a387

Triadic

  1. #b48d87
  2. #87b48d
  3. #8d87b4

Tetradic

  1. #b48d87
  2. #aeb487
  3. #87aeb4
  4. #8d87b4

Square

  1. #b48d87
  2. #97b487
  3. #87aeb4
  4. #a387b4

Monochromatic

  1. #64433e
  2. #93635c
  3. #b48d87
  4. #d1bab6
  5. #efe6e5

Shades

#b48d87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b48d87
  2. #a27f7a
  3. #90716c
  4. #7e635f
  5. #6c5551
  6. #5a4744
  7. #483836
  8. #362a29
  9. #241c1b
  10. #120e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#b48d87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b48d87
  2. #bc9893
  3. #c3a49f
  4. #cbafab
  5. #d2bbb7
  6. #dac6c3
  7. #e1d1cf
  8. #e9dddb
  9. #f0e8e7
  10. #f8f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b48d87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b48d87
  2. #af8c86
  3. #aa8a86
  4. #a48985
  5. #9f8884
  6. #9a8784
  7. #958583
  8. #908482
  9. #8a8381
  10. #858181
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #969696 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a39290 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #959286 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9e9987 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd888b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a29087 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a79487 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ba8a8a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b48d87 {
  color: #b48d87;
}
Background
.bg-b48d87 {
  background-color: #b48d87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b48d87 {
  border: 2px solid #b48d87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b48d87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 180 141 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 8 23% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b48d87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b48d87, #b4a387);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b48d87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(180 141 135 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 3.43 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.04 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.35 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.92 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 10.52 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 10.63 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 11.71 #4b7278 Inverted #969696 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#b48d87  rgb(180, 141, 135)  hsl(8, 23%, 62%)  Rosy Brown
#87aeb4  rgb(135, 174, 180)  hsl(188, 23%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue
#87b48d  rgb(135, 180, 141)  hsl(128, 23%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#8d87b4  rgb(141, 135, 180)  hsl(248, 23%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty