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#BB894E

#bb894e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb894e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 53.73% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.74% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 32.48°, with 44.49% saturation and 51.96% 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 6.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 5.26.

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Relative luminance0.2901

Complementary

  1. #bb894e
  2. #4e80bb

Split complementary

  1. #bb894e
  2. #4eb6bb
  3. #534ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb534e
  2. #bb894e
  3. #b6bb4e

Triadic

  1. #bb894e
  2. #4ebb89
  3. #894ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb894e
  2. #80bb4e
  3. #4e80bb
  4. #894ebb

Square

  1. #bb894e
  2. #4ebb53
  3. #4e80bb
  4. #bb4eb6

Monochromatic

  1. #513a1f
  2. #886234
  3. #bb894e
  4. #d0ae85
  5. #e5d3bd

Shades

#bb894e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb894e
  2. #a87b46
  3. #966e3e
  4. #836037
  5. #70522f
  6. #5e4527
  7. #4b371f
  8. #382917
  9. #251b10
  10. #130e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb894e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb894e
  2. #c29560
  3. #c9a171
  4. #cfac83
  5. #d6b895
  6. #ddc4a7
  7. #e4d0b8
  8. #ebdcca
  9. #f1e7dc
  10. #f8f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb894e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb894e
  2. #b58853
  3. #af8758
  4. #a9865d
  5. #a38562
  6. #9e8567
  7. #98846c
  8. #928371
  9. #8c8276
  10. #86817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.09:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a48f7d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9a8c49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a6974f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca7d7b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a88b4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af924f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4826c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb894e {
  color: #bb894e;
}
Background
.bg-bb894e {
  background-color: #bb894e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb894e {
  border: 2px solid #bb894e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb894e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 137 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 32 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb894e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb894e, #b6bb4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb894e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 137 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 5.26 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 5.87 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.62 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.53 #b87333 Copper ΔE 7.64 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.52 #d68a59 Raw Sienna ΔE 8.54 #4476b1 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Peru
#bb894e  rgb(187, 137, 78)  hsl(32, 44%, 52%)  Peru
#4e80bb  rgb(78, 128, 187)  hsl(212, 44%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#4ebb89  rgb(78, 187, 137)  hsl(152, 44%, 52%)  Mint
#894ebb  rgb(137, 78, 187)  hsl(272, 44%, 52%)  Royal Purple