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#BB8294

#bb8294 ≈ Puce

  • rose
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bb8294 is a color from the rose family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 50.98% green and 58.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 30.48% magenta, 20.86% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 341.05°, with 29.53% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with romance, playfulness and affection. 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 6.73:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Puce (#cc8899), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#cc9999
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Relative luminance0.2867

Complementary

  1. #bb8294
  2. #82bba9

Split complementary

  1. #bb8294
  2. #82bb8d
  3. #82b1bb

Analogous

  1. #bb82b1
  2. #bb8294
  3. #bb8d82

Triadic

  1. #bb8294
  2. #94bb82
  3. #8294bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8294
  2. #bba982
  3. #82bba9
  4. #8294bb

Square

  1. #bb8294
  2. #b1bb82
  3. #82bba9
  4. #8d82bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6a3a49
  2. #9c556b
  3. #bb8294
  4. #d6b4be
  5. #f1e5e9

Shades

#bb8294 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8294
  2. #a87585
  3. #966876
  4. #835b68
  5. #704e59
  6. #5e414a
  7. #4b343b
  8. #38272c
  9. #251a1e
  10. #130d0f
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8294 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8294
  2. #c28f9f
  3. #c99ba9
  4. #cfa8b4
  5. #d6b4bf
  6. #ddc1ca
  7. #e4cdd4
  8. #ebdadf
  9. #f1e6ea
  10. #f8f3f4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8294 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8294
  2. #b58292
  3. #af8290
  4. #a9818e
  5. #a3818c
  6. #9e818a
  7. #988188
  8. #928186
  9. #8c8084
  10. #868082
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48c93 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #898c95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #969693 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c47f88 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9f8894 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a68e93 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1808d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8294 {
  color: #bb8294;
}
Background
.bg-bb8294 {
  background-color: #bb8294;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8294 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8294;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8294;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 130 148;
  --color-primary-hsl: 341 30% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8294 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8294, #bb8d82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8294 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 130 148 / 0.35);
}

#cc8899 Puce ΔE 3.78 #b57281 Turkish Rose ΔE 5.36 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.86 #b76e79 Rose Gold ΔE 7.36 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 7.46 #db7093 Pale Violet Red ΔE 8.21 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 8.48 #447d6b Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Puce
#bb8294  rgb(187, 130, 148)  hsl(341, 30%, 62%)  Puce
#82bba9  rgb(130, 187, 169)  hsl(161, 30%, 62%)  Medium Aquamarine
#94bb82  rgb(148, 187, 130)  hsl(101, 30%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#8294bb  rgb(130, 148, 187)  hsl(221, 30%, 62%)  Cool Gray