Colour

#BB8877

#BB8877
Orange
Dark
Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB8877 is a orange with RGB values 187, 136, 119 and HSL 15°, 33%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.9:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BB8877#BB8877

HEX#BB8877

HEX (short)#B87

RGBrgb(187, 136, 119)

RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5333, 0.4667

RGB percentages73.3%, 53.3%, 46.7%

HSLhsl(15, 33.3%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(15, 36.4%, 73.3%)

CMYK0%, 27.3%, 36.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer12,290,167

CSS custom property--colour: #BB8877;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.29505WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness151.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.9:1

Contrast with white3.04:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.9:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#447788

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#948E76no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 19.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#A09877no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 19.9 from the original

Tritanopia#C78083no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 12.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.04:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.9:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 10.5 Dark salmon · ΔE 17.7 Tan · ΔE 19.9 Burlywood · ΔE 23 Gray · ΔE 25.3 Dark grey · ΔE 25.4

Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 10.49, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyorange

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#77AABB

Analogous#BB7788, #BBAA77

Triadic#77BB88, #8877BB

Split complementary#77BBAA, #7788BB

Tetradic#88BB77, #77AABB, #AA77BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#EEE1DD

Lighter +20%#DDC4BB

Lighter +10%#CCA699

Darker −10%#AA6A55

Darker −20%#885544

Darker −30%#664033

Darker −40%#442B22

More saturated +25%#D47B5E

Less saturated −25%#A29591

Channel breakdown

R187

G136

B119

Red187 (73.3%)

Green136 (53.3%)

Blue119 (46.7%)

Hue15°

Saturation (HSL)33.33%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR BB · G 88 · B 77

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