All About Color #BB9986

#BB9986

About #BB9986

#BB9986 is a light orange color with the hex code #BB9986. In RGB it is red 187, green 153, blue 134; in HSL it is hue 22°, saturation 28%, lightness 63%; in CMYK it is 0%, 18%, 28%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 2.62:1 on white and 8.01:1 on black.

#BB9986 Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 99, 86
CMYK0.00%, 18.18%, 28.34%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 153, 134
HSL22°, 28%, 63%
RGB Octal273, 231, 206
HSV (HSB)21.51°, 28.34%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 10011001, 10000110
CIE-L*AB65.80, 9.80, 14.75
RGB Percent73.33%, 60.00%, 52.55%
CIE-L*CH65.80, 17.70, 56.40
XYZ36.19, 35.07, 27.42
CIE-L*UV65.80, 22.91, 18.32
xyY0.37, 0.36, 35.07
Hunter-Lab59.22, 5.45, 14.00
RYB73.33%, 64.16%, 52.55%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB9986 on a dark background: contrast 8.01:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#BB9986 on a light background: contrast 2.62:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB9986, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

Harmonious five-color palettes built around #BB9986. Open any of them in the Muzli palette generator.

Complementary palette

#BB9986 · #DCCBC1 · #936A53 · #86A8BB · #C1D2DC

Analogous palette

#BB86A8 · #BB868D · #BB9986 · #BBB486 · #A8BB86

Triadic palette

#BB9986 · #86BB9A · #9A86BB · #DCCBC1 · #C1DCCB

Tetradic palette

#BB9986 · #8DBB86 · #86A8BB · #B486BB · #936A53

Monochromatic palette

#6C4E3D · #9D7158 · #BB9986 · #D7C3B7 · #F2ECE8

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