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#BB9E76

#bb9e76 ≈ Camel

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb9e76 is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 61.96% green and 46.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.51% magenta, 36.9% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 34.78°, with 33.66% saturation and 59.8% 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 8.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#cc9966
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Relative luminance0.3633

Complementary

  1. #bb9e76
  2. #7693bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb9e76
  2. #76b5bb
  3. #7b76bb

Analogous

  1. #bb7b76
  2. #bb9e76
  3. #b5bb76

Triadic

  1. #bb9e76
  2. #76bb9e
  3. #9e76bb

Tetradic

  1. #bb9e76
  2. #93bb76
  3. #7693bb
  4. #9e76bb

Square

  1. #bb9e76
  2. #76bb7b
  3. #7693bb
  4. #bb76b5

Monochromatic

  1. #665032
  2. #99784c
  3. #bb9e76
  4. #d4c2a9
  5. #eee6dc

Shades

#bb9e76 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb9e76
  2. #a88e6a
  3. #967e5e
  4. #836f53
  5. #705f47
  6. #5e4f3b
  7. #4b3f2f
  8. #382f23
  9. #252018
  10. #13100c
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb9e76 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb9e76
  2. #c2a884
  3. #c9b191
  4. #cfbb9f
  5. #d6c5ad
  6. #ddcfbb
  7. #e4d8c8
  8. #ebe2d6
  9. #f1ece4
  10. #f8f5f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb9e76 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb9e76
  2. #b59b77
  3. #af9878
  4. #a99579
  5. #a3927a
  6. #9e8f7b
  7. #988c7c
  8. #92897d
  9. #8c867e
  10. #86837f
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a2a2a2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ada193 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a99e73 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b0a577 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c69693 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #b19e74 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b5a277 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c29989 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb9e76 {
  color: #bb9e76;
}
Background
.bg-bb9e76 {
  background-color: #bb9e76;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb9e76 {
  border: 2px solid #bb9e76;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb9e76;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 158 118;
  --color-primary-hsl: 35 34% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb9e76 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb9e76, #b5bb76);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb9e76 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 158 118 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 3.22 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 6.29 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.82 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 8.16 #e5aa70 Fawn ΔE 9.54 #deaa88 Tumbleweed ΔE 9.64 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 10.78 #446189 Inverted #a2a2a2 Grayscale 

Camel
#bb9e76  rgb(187, 158, 118)  hsl(35, 34%, 60%)  Camel
#7693bb  rgb(118, 147, 187)  hsl(215, 34%, 60%)  Glaucous
#76bb9e  rgb(118, 187, 158)  hsl(155, 34%, 60%)  Medium Aquamarine
#9e76bb  rgb(158, 118, 187)  hsl(275, 34%, 60%)  Purple Mountain Majesty