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#BB8D82

#bb8d82 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • red
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bb8d82 is a color from the red family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 55.29% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.6% magenta, 30.48% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 11.58°, with 29.53% saturation and 62.16% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. 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 7.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 4.74.

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Relative luminance0.3123

Complementary

  1. #bb8d82
  2. #82b0bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8d82
  2. #82bbaa
  3. #8294bb

Analogous

  1. #bb8294
  2. #bb8d82
  3. #bbaa82

Triadic

  1. #bb8d82
  2. #82bb8d
  3. #8d82bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8d82
  2. #b0bb82
  3. #82b0bb
  4. #8d82bb

Square

  1. #bb8d82
  2. #94bb82
  3. #82b0bb
  4. #aa82bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6a433a
  2. #9c6255
  3. #bb8d82
  4. #d6bab4
  5. #f1e7e5

Shades

#bb8d82 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8d82
  2. #a87f75
  3. #967168
  4. #83635b
  5. #70554e
  6. #5e4741
  7. #4b3834
  8. #382a27
  9. #251c1a
  10. #130e0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8d82 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8d82
  2. #c2988f
  3. #c9a49b
  4. #cfafa8
  5. #d6bbb4
  6. #ddc6c1
  7. #e4d1cd
  8. #ebddda
  9. #f1e8e6
  10. #f8f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8d82 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8d82
  2. #b58c82
  3. #af8a82
  4. #a98981
  5. #a38881
  6. #9e8781
  7. #988581
  8. #928481
  9. #8c8380
  10. #868180
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #989898 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a7938f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #979281 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a29b82 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c6878a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a79081 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ad9682 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c28987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8d82 {
  color: #bb8d82;
}
Background
.bg-bb8d82 {
  background-color: #bb8d82;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8d82 {
  border: 2px solid #bb8d82;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8d82;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 141 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 12 30% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8d82 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8d82, #bbaa82);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8d82 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 141 130 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 4.74 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 6.99 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.50 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 9.56 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 10.32 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 11.15 #cc8899 Puce ΔE 11.56 #44727d Inverted #989898 Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bb8d82  rgb(187, 141, 130)  hsl(12, 30%, 62%)  Rosy Brown
#82b0bb  rgb(130, 176, 187)  hsl(192, 30%, 62%)  Moonstone Blue
#82bb8d  rgb(130, 187, 141)  hsl(132, 30%, 62%)  Dark Sea Green
#8d82bb  rgb(141, 130, 187)  hsl(252, 30%, 62%)  Purple Mountain Majesty