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#BB8A7C

#bb8a7c ≈ Rosy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bb8a7c is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 54.12% green and 48.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.2% magenta, 33.69% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 13.33°, with 31.66% saturation and 60.98% 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 7.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 6.12.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.302

Complementary

  1. #bb8a7c
  2. #7cadbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8a7c
  2. #7cbba9
  3. #7c8ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb7c8e
  2. #bb8a7c
  3. #bba97c

Triadic

  1. #bb8a7c
  2. #7cbb8a
  3. #8a7cbb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8a7c
  2. #adbb7c
  3. #7cadbb
  4. #8a7cbb

Square

  1. #bb8a7c
  2. #8ebb7c
  3. #7cadbb
  4. #a97cbb

Monochromatic

  1. #684136
  2. #9a6150
  3. #bb8a7c
  4. #d5b7ae
  5. #efe4e1

Shades

#bb8a7c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8a7c
  2. #a87c70
  3. #966e63
  4. #836157
  5. #70534a
  6. #5e453e
  7. #4b3732
  8. #382925
  9. #251c19
  10. #130e0c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8a7c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8a7c
  2. #c29689
  3. #c9a196
  4. #cfada3
  5. #d6b9b0
  6. #ddc5be
  7. #e4d0cb
  8. #ebdcd8
  9. #f1e8e5
  10. #f8f3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8a7c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8a7c
  2. #b5897c
  3. #af887d
  4. #a9877d
  5. #a3867e
  6. #9e857e
  7. #98847e
  8. #92837f
  9. #8c827f
  10. #868180
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #959595 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a6918c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #958f7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a1997c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c78386 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a68d7b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ac937c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c28682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8a7c {
  color: #bb8a7c;
}
Background
.bg-bb8a7c {
  background-color: #bb8a7c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8a7c {
  border: 2px solid #bb8a7c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8a7c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 138 124;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 32% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8a7c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8a7c, #bba97c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8a7c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 138 124 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.12 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 7.34 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.03 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 9.81 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 9.92 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.64 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 11.39 #447583 Inverted #959595 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bb8a7c  rgb(187, 138, 124)  hsl(13, 32%, 61%)  Rosy Brown
#7cadbb  rgb(124, 173, 187)  hsl(193, 32%, 61%)  Moonstone Blue
#7cbb8a  rgb(124, 187, 138)  hsl(133, 32%, 61%)  Dark Sea Green
#8a7cbb  rgb(138, 124, 187)  hsl(253, 32%, 61%)  Purple Mountain Majesty