Recognised as Colour
#BBAD8E
- #BBAD8E
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Tan
#BBAD8E is a orange with RGB values 187, 173, 142 and HSL 41°, 25%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Tan.
Colour values
#BBAD8E#BBAD8E
HEX#BBAD8E
RGBrgb(187, 173, 142)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6784, 0.5569
RGB percentages73.3%, 67.8%, 55.7%
HSLhsl(41.3, 24.9%, 64.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(41.3, 24.1%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 7.5%, 24.1%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,299,662
CSS custom property--colour: #BBAD8E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42405WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.48:1
Contrast with white2.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AEAEAE
Inverted#445271
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.21:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8E9CBB
Analogous#BB978E, #B2BB8E
Triadic#8EBBAD, #AD8EBB
Split complementary#8EB2BB, #978EBB
Tetradic#8EBB97, #8E9CBB, #BB8EB3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G173
B142
Red187 (73.3%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue142 (55.7%)
Hue41.33°
Saturation (HSL)24.86%
Lightness64.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G AD · B 8E
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