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#BB887B

#bb887b ≈ Rosy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb887b is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 53.33% green and 48.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.27% magenta, 34.22% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 12.19°, with 32% saturation and 60.78% 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 6.92:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 5.91.

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Relative luminance0.296

Complementary

  1. #bb887b
  2. #7baebb

Split complementary

  1. #bb887b
  2. #7bbba8
  3. #7b8ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb7b8e
  2. #bb887b
  3. #bba87b

Triadic

  1. #bb887b
  2. #7bbb88
  3. #887bbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb887b
  2. #aebb7b
  3. #7baebb
  4. #887bbb

Square

  1. #bb887b
  2. #8ebb7b
  3. #7baebb
  4. #a87bbb

Monochromatic

  1. #684035
  2. #9a5f4f
  3. #bb887b
  4. #d5b6ad
  5. #efe3e0

Shades

#bb887b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb887b
  2. #a87a6f
  3. #966d62
  4. #835f56
  5. #70524a
  6. #5e443e
  7. #4b3631
  8. #382925
  9. #251b19
  10. #130e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb887b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb887b
  2. #c29488
  3. #c9a095
  4. #cfaca3
  5. #d6b8b0
  6. #ddc4bd
  7. #e4cfca
  8. #ebdbd7
  9. #f1e7e5
  10. #f8f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb887b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb887b
  2. #b5877c
  3. #af867c
  4. #a9867d
  5. #a3857d
  6. #9e847e
  7. #98837e
  8. #92827f
  9. #8c827f
  10. #868180
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #949494 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a58f8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #948e7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a0987b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c78185 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a58c7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ab927b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c28481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb887b {
  color: #bb887b;
}
Background
.bg-bb887b {
  background-color: #bb887b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb887b {
  border: 2px solid #bb887b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb887b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 136 123;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 32% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb887b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb887b, #bba87b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb887b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 136 123 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 5.91 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.58 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.37 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.99 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 10.20 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.71 #e2725b Terra Cotta ΔE 11.12 #447784 Inverted #949494 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bb887b  rgb(187, 136, 123)  hsl(12, 32%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#7baebb  rgb(123, 174, 187)  hsl(192, 32%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#7bbb88  rgb(123, 187, 136)  hsl(132, 32%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#887bbb  rgb(136, 123, 187)  hsl(252, 32%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty