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#BB8070

#bb8070 ≈ Old Rose

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb8070 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 50.2% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 31.55% magenta, 40.11% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 12.8°, with 35.55% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.43:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Old Rose (#c08081), ΔE 6.98.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.2717

Complementary

  1. #bb8070
  2. #70abbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8070
  2. #70bba6
  3. #7086bb

Analogous

  1. #bb7086
  2. #bb8070
  3. #bba670

Triadic

  1. #bb8070
  2. #70bb80
  3. #8070bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8070
  2. #abbb70
  3. #70abbb
  4. #8070bb

Square

  1. #bb8070
  2. #86bb70
  3. #70abbb
  4. #a670bb

Monochromatic

  1. #633a2f
  2. #975948
  3. #bb8070
  4. #d4aea4
  5. #ecdcd8

Shades

#bb8070 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8070
  2. #a87365
  3. #96665a
  4. #835a4e
  5. #704d43
  6. #5e4038
  7. #4b332d
  8. #382622
  9. #251a16
  10. #130d0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8070 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8070
  2. #c28d7e
  3. #c9998d
  4. #cfa69b
  5. #d6b3a9
  6. #ddc0b8
  7. #e4ccc6
  8. #ebd9d4
  9. #f1e6e2
  10. #f8f2f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8070 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8070
  2. #b58072
  3. #af8073
  4. #a98075
  5. #a38076
  6. #9e8078
  7. #98807a
  8. #92807b
  9. #8c807d
  10. #86807e
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #8e8e8e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a28983 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8e876f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9c936f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c8777c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a2846f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a98c70 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c37b77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8070 {
  color: #bb8070;
}
Background
.bg-bb8070 {
  background-color: #bb8070;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8070 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8070;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8070;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 128 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 36% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8070 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8070, #bba670);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8070 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 128 112 / 0.35);
}

#c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.98 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.26 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.81 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.25 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 9.28 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 10.23 #e97451 Burnt Sienna ΔE 10.93 #447f8f Inverted #8e8e8e Grayscale 

Old Rose
#bb8070  rgb(187, 128, 112)  hsl(13, 36%, 59%)  Old Rose
#70abbb  rgb(112, 171, 187)  hsl(193, 36%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#70bb80  rgb(112, 187, 128)  hsl(133, 36%, 59%)  Dark Sea Green
#8070bb  rgb(128, 112, 187)  hsl(253, 36%, 59%)  Medium Purple