Information about #BB8A67 color

#BB8A67 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB8A67 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 138, 103) — 73.3% red, 54.1% green, 40.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 33 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BB8A67 is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Kalgoorie Sands (#BB8B67). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Alamo (#BA8C66) and Light Taupe (#B38B6D).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 138, 103) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB8A67: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. #BB8A67 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BB8A67 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#BB8A67 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #BB8A67

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB8A67
  • RGB187, 138, 103
  • CMYK0, 19, 33, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 138, 103)
  • HSL25°, 38%, 57%
  • HSL Precise25°, 38.182%, 56.863%
  • HSV25°, 45%, 73%
  • HSB25°, 45%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.541
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.404
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.541, 0.404)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.541, 0.404, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.541, 0.404)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB8A67
  • DECIMAL ID12290663
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01