#bb8e48 Color Information

#bb8e48 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #bb8e48. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 55.7% Green, and 28.2% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 24.1% Magenta, 61.5% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 36.5°, with saturation of 45.8% and lightness of 50.8%. The decimal value for #bb8e48 is 12291656, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bb8e48 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#bb8e48 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 142, 72 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 55.7%, 28.2% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.443, 0.718 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.241, 0.615, 0.267 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color36.5°, 45.8%, 50.8% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color36.5°, 61.5%, 73.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color31.336, 30.379, 10.343 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color146, 187, 72 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12291656 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color61.980, 9.294, 43.192 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)61.980, 44.181, 77.856 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color61.980, 35.547, 47.887 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color55.117, 5.030, 27.456 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.435, 0.422, 30.379 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290481736 / 0xffbb8e48 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9933 Copy
Last Updated: November 28, 2024

Shades of #bb8e48

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bb8e48, its pure hue is 36.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.8%, and its lightness is 50.8%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #bb8e48, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #171209 to #a47c3f.

Tints of #bb8e48

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bb8e48, its pure hue is 36.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.8%, and its lightness is 50.8%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #bb8e48, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c49c5f to #f7f1e8.

Tones of #bb8e48

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bb8e48, its pure hue is 36.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #bb8e48, which range from #828282 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff9d04 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bb8e48

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bb8e48! For #bb8e48, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #bb8e48. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bb8e48

This color, #bb8e48, consists of 73.3% Red, 55.7% Green, and 28.2% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 142, Blue = 72. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bb8e48 is 0% Cyan, 24.1% Magenta, 61.5% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C0.0%
G55.7%
M24.1%
B28.2%
Y61.5%
K26.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 142 72
Octal 273 216 110
Hexa #bb #8e #48
Binary 10111011 10001110 01001000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 24 61 26
Octal 0 30 75 32
Hexa #00 #18 #3d #1a
Binary 00000000 00011000 00111101 00011010

Analogous Colors of #bb8e48

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bb8e48 — which has hue 36.5° — its analogous colors are located at 6.5° and 66.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb8e48.

Triadic Colors of #bb8e48

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #bb8e48 — which has hue 36.5° — its triadic colors are located at 36.5° and 276.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb8e48.

Complementary Color of #bb8e48

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bb8e48 — which has hue 36.5° — its complementary color is located at 216.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb8e48.

Split Complementary Colors of #bb8e48

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #bb8e48 — which has hue 36.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 36.5° and 246.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb8e48.

Tetradic Colors of #bb8e48

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #bb8e48 — which has hue 36.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 306.5°, 36.5°, 126.5°, and 216.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb8e48.

Monochromatic Colors of #bb8e48

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bb8e48, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #524633 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #ebca95 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bb8e48

We want to make getting started with #bb8e48 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bb8e48 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bb8e48 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #bb8e48 with other HTML elements.

#bb8e48 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bb8e48.
<span style="color: #bb8e48;">The color of this text is #bb8e48.</span>

#bb8e48 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bb8e48.
<div style="background-color: #bb8e48; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bb8e48.</div>

#bb8e48 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bb8e48.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bb8e48;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bb8e48.</span>

#bb8e48 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bb8e48.
<div style="border: #bb8e48 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bb8e48.</div>

#bb8e48 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb8e48 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb8e48; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb8e48 on a white background.</div></div>

#bb8e48 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb8e48 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb8e48; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb8e48 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bb8e48 to White

This is a gradient from #bb8e48 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb8e48,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb8e48,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb8e48,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb8e48,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb8e48 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bb8e48 to Black

This is a gradient from #bb8e48 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb8e48,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb8e48,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb8e48,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb8e48,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb8e48 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bb8e48

In addition to using #bb8e48 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #bb8e48 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bb8e48, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 142, Blue = 72). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bb8e48 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #bb8e48
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 142, 72)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bb8e48; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bb8e48; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bb8e48; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 142, 72);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bb8e48")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:142, blue:72, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:142 blue:72 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 142f, 72f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 142, 72);
 

#bb8e48 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bb8e48 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bb8e48 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bb8e48 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bb8e48 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #bb8e48 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #bb8e48 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #bb8e48 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.0:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text