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#BB9587

#bb9587 ≈ Rosy Brown

  • orange
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#bb9587 is a color from the orange family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 58.43% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.32% magenta, 27.81% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 16.15°, with 27.66% saturation and 63.14% 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 7.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Rosy Brown (#bc8f8f), ΔE 6.86.

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Relative luminance0.3381

Complementary

  1. #bb9587
  2. #87adbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9587
  2. #87bbaf
  3. #8793bb

Analogous

  1. #bb8793
  2. #bb9587
  3. #bbaf87

Triadic

  1. #bb9587
  2. #87bb95
  3. #9587bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9587
  2. #adbb87
  3. #87adbb
  4. #9587bb

Square

  1. #bb9587
  2. #93bb87
  3. #87adbb
  4. #af87bb

Monochromatic

  1. #6c4a3d
  2. #9d6b59
  3. #bb9587
  4. #d7c0b8
  5. #f2ebe9

Shades

#bb9587 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9587
  2. #a8867a
  3. #96776c
  4. #83685f
  5. #705951
  6. #5e4b44
  7. #4b3c36
  8. #382d29
  9. #251e1b
  10. #130f0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9587 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9587
  2. #c2a093
  3. #c9aa9f
  4. #cfb5ab
  5. #d6bfb7
  6. #ddcac3
  7. #e4d5cf
  8. #ebdfdb
  9. #f1eae7
  10. #f8f4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9587 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9587
  2. #b59386
  3. #af9186
  4. #a98f85
  5. #a38d84
  6. #9e8b84
  7. #988883
  8. #928682
  9. #8c8481
  10. #868281
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9d9d9d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa9a95 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9e9986 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7a087 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c58f91 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aa9786 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af9c87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c1928d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9587 {
  color: #bb9587;
}
Background
.bg-bb9587 {
  background-color: #bb9587;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9587 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9587;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9587;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 149 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 16 28% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9587 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9587, #bbaf87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9587 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 149 135 / 0.35);
}

#bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 6.86 #9f8170 Beaver ΔE 8.11 #c4aead Silver Pink ΔE 9.60 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 9.75 #dea5a4 Pastel Pink ΔE 10.09 #c08081 Old Rose ΔE 10.36 #e9967a Dark Salmon ΔE 10.58 #446a78 Inverted #9d9d9d Grayscale 

Rosy Brown
#bb9587  rgb(187, 149, 135)  hsl(16, 28%, 63%)  Rosy Brown
#87adbb  rgb(135, 173, 187)  hsl(196, 28%, 63%)  Moonstone Blue
#87bb95  rgb(135, 187, 149)  hsl(136, 28%, 63%)  Dark Sea Green
#9587bb  rgb(149, 135, 187)  hsl(256, 28%, 63%)  Purple Mountain Majesty