All About Color #BB8D2A

#BB8D2A

About #BB8D2A

#BB8D2A is a medium orange color with the hex code #BB8D2A. In RGB it is red 187, green 141, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 41°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 25%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 3.02:1 on white and 6.96:1 on black.

#BB8D2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 8D, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 24.60%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 141, 42
HSL41°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 215, 52
HSV (HSB)40.97°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10001101, 101010
CIE-L*AB61.47, 8.17, 56.06
RGB Percent73.33%, 55.29%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH61.47, 56.66, 81.71
XYZ30.44, 29.78, 6.33
CIE-L*UV61.47, 37.99, 57.45
xyY0.46, 0.45, 29.78
Hunter-Lab54.57, 4.05, 31.32
RYB42.89%, 73.33%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB8D2A on a dark background: contrast 6.96:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BB8D2A on a light background: contrast 3.02:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB8D2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BB8D2A. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BB8D2A · #DCB665 · #705519 · #2A58BB · #658BDC

Analogous palette

#BB2A58 · #BB452A · #BB8D2A · #A1BB2A · #58BB2A

Triadic palette

#BB8D2A · #2ABB8D · #8D2ABB · #DCB665 · #65DCB6

Tetradic palette

#BB8D2A · #2ABB45 · #2A58BB · #BB2AA1 · #705519

Monochromatic palette

#3E2F0E · #7D5E1C · #BB8D2A · #D9B159 · #E7CE97

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