All About Color #BB8B2A

#BB8B2A

About #BB8B2A

#BB8B2A is a medium orange color with the hex code #BB8B2A. In RGB it is red 187, green 139, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 40°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 26%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.07:1 on white and 6.84:1 on black.

#BB8B2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 8B, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 25.67%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 139, 42
HSL40°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 213, 52
HSV (HSB)40.14°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10001011, 101010
CIE-L*AB60.96, 9.27, 55.58
RGB Percent73.33%, 54.51%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH60.96, 56.35, 80.53
XYZ30.14, 29.20, 6.24
CIE-L*UV60.96, 39.51, 56.63
xyY0.46, 0.45, 29.20
Hunter-Lab54.03, 5.02, 30.98
RYB44.61%, 73.33%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB8B2A on a dark background: contrast 6.84:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BB8B2A on a light background: contrast 3.07:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB8B2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB8B2A · #DCB465 · #705319 · #2A5BBB · #658DDC

Analogous palette

#BB2A5B · #BB432A · #BB8B2A · #A3BB2A · #5BBB2A

Triadic palette

#BB8B2A · #2ABB8B · #8B2ABB · #DCB465 · #65DCB4

Tetradic palette

#BB8B2A · #2ABB43 · #2A5BBB · #BB2AA3 · #705319

Monochromatic palette

#3E2E0E · #7D5D1C · #BB8B2A · #D9AE59 · #E7CD97

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