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Recognised as Colour

#BB8D75

  • #BB8D75
  • Orange
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Rosy brown

#BB8D75 is a orange with RGB values 187, 141, 117 and HSL 21°, 34%, 60%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Rosy brown.

Colour values

#BB8D75#BB8D75
HEX#BB8D75
RGBrgb(187, 141, 117)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.5529, 0.4588
RGB percentages73.3%, 55.3%, 45.9%
HSLhsl(20.6, 34%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(20.6, 37.4%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 24.6%, 37.4%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,291,445
CSS custom property--colour: #BB8D75;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.30899WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness153.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.18:1
Contrast with white2.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.18:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#959595
Inverted#44728A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#999173no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 16.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#A49B75no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Tritanopia#C78587no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.18:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Rosy brown · ΔE 13.3Tan · ΔE 16.3Dark salmon · ΔE 17.8Burlywood · ΔE 19.3Dark grey · ΔE 25.1Gray · ΔE 25.8
Nearest named CSS colourRosy brown (#BC8F8F)ΔE 13.33, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#75A3BB
Analogous#BB7580, #BBB075
Triadic#75BB8D, #8D75BB
Split complementary#75BBB0, #7580BB
Tetradic#80BB75, #75A3BB, #B075BB

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFEFE
Lighter +30%#EEE2DB
Lighter +20%#DDC5B9
Lighter +10%#CCA997
Darker −10%#A97154
Darker −20%#875A43
Darker −30%#654332
Darker −40%#432D21
More saturated +25%#D5855B
Less saturated −25%#A1958F

Channel breakdown

R187
G141
B117
Red187 (73.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue117 (45.9%)
Hue20.57°
Saturation (HSL)33.98%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 8D · B 75

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