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#BB8A4E

#bb8a4e ≈ Peru

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#bb8a4e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 73.33% red, 54.12% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.2% magenta, 58.29% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 33.03°, 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 6.86:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Peru (#cd853f), ΔE 5.55.

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Relative luminance0.2929

Complementary

  1. #bb8a4e
  2. #4e7fbb

Split complementary

  1. #bb8a4e
  2. #4eb5bb
  3. #544ebb

Analogous

  1. #bb544e
  2. #bb8a4e
  3. #b5bb4e

Triadic

  1. #bb8a4e
  2. #4ebb8a
  3. #8a4ebb

Tetradic

  1. #bb8a4e
  2. #7fbb4e
  3. #4e7fbb
  4. #8a4ebb

Square

  1. #bb8a4e
  2. #4ebb54
  3. #4e7fbb
  4. #bb4eb5

Monochromatic

  1. #513b1f
  2. #886234
  3. #bb8a4e
  4. #d0af85
  5. #e5d3bd

Shades

#bb8a4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #bb8a4e
  2. #a87c46
  3. #966e3e
  4. #836137
  5. #70532f
  6. #5e4527
  7. #4b371f
  8. #382917
  9. #251c10
  10. #130e08
  11. #000000

Tints

#bb8a4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #bb8a4e
  2. #c29660
  3. #c9a171
  4. #cfad83
  5. #d6b995
  6. #ddc5a7
  7. #e4d0b8
  8. #ebdcca
  9. #f1e8dc
  10. #f8f3ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#bb8a4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #bb8a4e
  2. #b58953
  3. #af8858
  4. #a9875d
  5. #a38662
  6. #9e8567
  7. #98846c
  8. #928371
  9. #8c8276
  10. #86817b
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #939393 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a5907d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #9b8c49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a7984f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ca7e7c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a98c4b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #af934f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #c4836c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-bb8a4e {
  color: #bb8a4e;
}
Background
.bg-bb8a4e {
  background-color: #bb8a4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-bb8a4e {
  border: 2px solid #bb8a4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #bb8a4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 187 138 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 44% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-bb8a4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #bb8a4e, #b5bb4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-bb8a4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(187 138 78 / 0.35);
}

#cd853f Peru ΔE 5.55 #c19a6b Camel ΔE 5.66 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 6.93 #d99058 Persian Orange ΔE 7.78 #b87333 Copper ΔE 8.07 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 8.54 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.86 #4475b1 Inverted #939393 Grayscale 

Peru
#bb8a4e  rgb(187, 138, 78)  hsl(33, 44%, 52%)  Peru
#4e7fbb  rgb(78, 127, 187)  hsl(213, 44%, 52%)  Tufts Blue
#4ebb8a  rgb(78, 187, 138)  hsl(153, 44%, 52%)  Mint
#8a4ebb  rgb(138, 78, 187)  hsl(273, 44%, 52%)  Royal Purple