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#BB8573

#bb8573 ≈ Beaver

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb8573 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 52.16% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 28.88% magenta, 38.5% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 15°, with 34.62% saturation and 59.22% 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 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Beaver (#9f8170), ΔE 7.9.

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Relative luminance0.2858

Complementary

  1. #bb8573
  2. #73a9bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8573
  2. #73bba9
  3. #7385bb

Analogous

  1. #bb7385
  2. #bb8573
  3. #bba973

Triadic

  1. #bb8573
  2. #73bb85
  3. #8573bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8573
  2. #a9bb73
  3. #73a9bb
  4. #8573bb

Square

  1. #bb8573
  2. #85bb73
  3. #73a9bb
  4. #a973bb

Monochromatic

  1. #643e31
  2. #985d4a
  3. #bb8573
  4. #d4b2a7
  5. #eddfda

Shades

#bb8573 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8573
  2. #a87868
  3. #966a5c
  4. #835d51
  5. #705045
  6. #5e433a
  7. #4b352e
  8. #382823
  9. #251b17
  10. #130d0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8573 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8573
  2. #c29181
  3. #c99d8f
  4. #cfaa9d
  5. #d6b6ab
  6. #ddc2b9
  7. #e4cec7
  8. #ebdad5
  9. #f1e7e3
  10. #f8f3f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8573 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8573
  2. #b58574
  3. #af8476
  4. #a98477
  5. #a38378
  6. #9e837a
  7. #98827b
  8. #92827c
  9. #8c817d
  10. #86817f
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48d86 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #928b72 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #9f9673 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c87d80 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a48972 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab9073 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c3807b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8573 {
  color: #bb8573;
}
Background
.bg-bb8573 {
  background-color: #bb8573;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8573 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8573;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8573;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 133 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 15 35% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8573 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8573, #bba973);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8573 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 133 115 / 0.35);
}

#9f8170 Beaver ΔE 7.90 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 8.13 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 8.13 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 8.48 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.59 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 10.03 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 10.26 #447a8c Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Beaver
#bb8573  rgb(187, 133, 115)  hsl(15, 35%, 59%)  Beaver
#73a9bb  rgb(115, 169, 187)  hsl(195, 35%, 59%)  Moonstone Blue
#73bb85  rgb(115, 187, 133)  hsl(135, 35%, 59%)  Dark Sea Green
#8573bb  rgb(133, 115, 187)  hsl(255, 35%, 59%)  Purple Mountain Majesty