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#BB7869

#bb7869 ≈ Old Rose

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb7869 is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 47.06% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.83% magenta, 43.85% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 10.98°, with 37.61% saturation and 57.25% 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 6:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 7.

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Relative luminance0.2502

Complementary

  1. #bb7869
  2. #69acbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb7869
  2. #69bba1
  3. #6983bb

Analogous

  1. #bb6983
  2. #bb7869
  3. #bba169

Triadic

  1. #bb7869
  2. #69bb78
  3. #7869bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb7869
  2. #acbb69
  3. #69acbb
  4. #7869bb

Square

  1. #bb7869
  2. #83bb69
  3. #69acbb
  4. #a169bb

Monochromatic

  1. #60352b
  2. #945243
  3. #bb7869
  4. #d3a79e
  5. #ebd7d2

Shades

#bb7869 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb7869
  2. #a86c5f
  3. #966054
  4. #83544a
  5. #70483f
  6. #5e3c35
  7. #4b302a
  8. #382420
  9. #251815
  10. #130c0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb7869 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb7869
  2. #c28678
  3. #c99387
  4. #cfa196
  5. #d6aea5
  6. #ddbcb4
  7. #e4c9c3
  8. #ebd7d2
  9. #f1e4e1
  10. #f8f2f0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb7869 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb7869
  2. #b5796b
  3. #af7a6e
  4. #a97a70
  5. #a37b72
  6. #9e7c75
  7. #987d77
  8. #927e79
  9. #8c7e7b
  10. #867f7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #898989 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9f837d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #888168 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #988e68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c96e74 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f7d68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a78669 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c47270 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb7869 {
  color: #bb7869;
}
Background
.bg-bb7869 {
  background-color: #bb7869;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb7869 {
  border: 2px solid #bb7869;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb7869;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 120 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 38% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb7869 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb7869, #bba169);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb7869 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 120 105 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.00 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 8.26 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.36 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 9.83 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 10.16 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.18 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 10.24 #448796 Inverted #898989 Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bb7869  rgb(187, 120, 105)  hsl(11, 38%, 57%)  Old Rose
#69acbb  rgb(105, 172, 187)  hsl(191, 38%, 57%)  Moonstone Blue
#69bb78  rgb(105, 187, 120)  hsl(131, 38%, 57%)  Emerald
#7869bb  rgb(120, 105, 187)  hsl(251, 38%, 57%)  Slate Blue