Colour
#BBAC87
- #BBAC87
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BBAC87 is a orange with RGB values 187, 172, 135 and HSL 43°, 28%, 63%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BBAC87#BBAC87
HEX#BBAC87
RGBrgb(187, 172, 135)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6745, 0.5294
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.5%, 52.9%
HSLhsl(42.7, 27.7%, 63.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(42.7, 27.8%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 8%, 27.8%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,399
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAC87;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.41819WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.36:1
Contrast with white2.24:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#445378
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.24:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8796BB
Analogous#BB9287, #B0BB87
Triadic#87BBAC, #AC87BB
Split complementary#87B0BB, #9287BB
Tetradic#87BB92, #8796BB, #BB87B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G172
B135
Red187 (73.3%)
Green172 (67.5%)
Blue135 (52.9%)
Hue42.69°
Saturation (HSL)27.66%
Lightness63.14%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AC · B 87
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