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#B88478

#b88478 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#b88478 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 72.16% red, 51.76% green and 47.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.26% magenta, 34.78% yellow and 27.84% black. Its hue angle is 11.25°, with 31.07% saturation and 59.61% 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 6.61:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 5.96.

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Relative luminance0.2805

Complementary

  1. #b88478
  2. #78acb8

Split complementary

  1. #b88478
  2. #78b8a4
  3. #788cb8

Analogous

  1. #b8788c
  2. #b88478
  3. #b8a478

Triadic

  1. #b88478
  2. #78b884
  3. #8478b8

Tetradic

  1. #b88478
  2. #acb878
  3. #78acb8
  4. #8478b8

Square

  1. #b88478
  2. #8cb878
  3. #78acb8
  4. #a478b8

Monochromatic

  1. #633d34
  2. #955c4e
  3. #b88478
  4. #d2b2aa
  5. #eddfdc

Shades

#b88478 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #b88478
  2. #a6776c
  3. #936a60
  4. #815c54
  5. #6e4f48
  6. #5c423c
  7. #4a3530
  8. #372824
  9. #251a18
  10. #120d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#b88478 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #b88478
  2. #bf9086
  3. #c69d93
  4. #cda9a1
  5. #d4b5ae
  6. #dcc2bc
  7. #e3cec9
  8. #eadad7
  9. #f1e6e4
  10. #f8f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#b88478 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #b88478
  2. #b28479
  3. #ad837a
  4. #a7837a
  5. #a2827b
  6. #9c827c
  7. #96827d
  8. #91817e
  9. #8b817e
  10. #86807f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #909090 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a28c87 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #908a77 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c9478 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c47d81 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a18877 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a88e78 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #bf807d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-b88478 {
  color: #b88478;
}
Background
.bg-b88478 {
  background-color: #b88478;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-b88478 {
  border: 2px solid #b88478;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #b88478;
  --color-primary-rgb: 184 132 120;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 31% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-b88478 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b88478, #b8a478);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-b88478 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(184 132 120 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 5.96 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.16 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.25 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.06 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 10.83 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 10.88 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 10.95 #477b87 Inverted #909090 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#b88478  rgb(184, 132, 120)  hsl(11, 31%, 60%)  Old Rose
#78acb8  rgb(120, 172, 184)  hsl(191, 31%, 60%)  Moonstone Blue
#78b884  rgb(120, 184, 132)  hsl(131, 31%, 60%)  Dark Sea Green
#8478b8  rgb(132, 120, 184)  hsl(251, 31%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty