#bb9972 Color Information

#bb9972 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 #bb9972. In RGB, it consists of 73.3% Red, 60.0% Green, and 44.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 18.2% Magenta, 39% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 32.1°, with saturation of 34.9% and lightness of 59%. The decimal value for #bb9972 is 12294514, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cc9966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #bb9972 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#bb9972 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color187, 153, 114 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color73.3%, 60.0%, 44.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.267, 0.400, 0.553 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.182, 0.39, 0.267 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color32.1°, 34.9%, 59.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color32.1°, 39.0%, 73.3% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color34.922, 34.562, 20.750 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color178, 187, 114 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code12294514 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color65.406, 7.226, 25.262 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)65.406, 26.276, 74.037 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color65.406, 24.719, 31.422 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color58.790, 3.150, 20.226 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.387, 0.383, 34.562 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4290484594 / 0xffbb9972 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cc9966 Copy
Last Updated: December 12, 2024

Shades of #bb9972

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #bb9972, its pure hue is 32.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.9%, and its lightness is 59.0%. 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 #bb9972, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #17130e to #a48664.

Tints of #bb9972

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #bb9972, its pure hue is 32.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.9%, and its lightness is 59.0%. 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 #bb9972, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #c4a684 to #f7f2ed.

Tones of #bb9972

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #bb9972, its pure hue is 32.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 34.9%, 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 #bb9972, which range from #979797 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff9e2e (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #bb9972

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #bb9972! For #bb9972, 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, #bb9972. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #bb9972

This color, #bb9972, consists of 73.3% Red, 60.0% Green, and 44.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 187, Green = 153, Blue = 114. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #bb9972 is 0% Cyan, 18.2% Magenta, 39% Yellow, and 26.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R73.3%
C0.0%
G60.0%
M18.2%
B44.7%
Y39.0%
K26.7%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 187 153 114
Octal 273 231 162
Hexa #bb #99 #72
Binary 10111011 10011001 01110010
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 18 39 26
Octal 0 22 47 32
Hexa #00 #12 #27 #1a
Binary 00000000 00010010 00100111 00011010

Analogous Colors of #bb9972

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #bb9972 — which has hue 32.1° — its analogous colors are located at 2.1° and 62.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb9972.

Triadic Colors of #bb9972

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 #bb9972 — which has hue 32.1° — its triadic colors are located at 32.1° and 272.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb9972.

Complementary Color of #bb9972

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #bb9972 — which has hue 32.1° — its complementary color is located at 212.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb9972.

Split Complementary Colors of #bb9972

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 #bb9972 — which has hue 32.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 32.1° and 242.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb9972.

Tetradic Colors of #bb9972

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 #bb9972 — which has hue 32.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 302.1°, 32.1°, 122.1°, and 212.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #bb9972.

Monochromatic Colors of #bb9972

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #bb9972, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #736351 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e6cdaf (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #bb9972

We want to make getting started with #bb9972 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #bb9972 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #bb9972 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 #bb9972 with other HTML elements.

#bb9972 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #bb9972.
<span style="color: #bb9972;">The color of this text is #bb9972.</span>

#bb9972 Background Color

The background color for this text is #bb9972.
<div style="background-color: #bb9972; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #bb9972.</div>

#bb9972 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #bb9972.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #bb9972;">This color for the shadow of this text is #bb9972.</span>

#bb9972 Border Color

This is a div with border color #bb9972.
<div style="border: #bb9972 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #bb9972.</div>

#bb9972 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb9972 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb9972; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb9972 on a white background.</div></div>

#bb9972 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #bb9972 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #bb9972; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #bb9972 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #bb9972 to White

This is a gradient from #bb9972 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb9972,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb9972,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb9972,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb9972,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb9972 to white.</div>

Gradient from #bb9972 to Black

This is a gradient from #bb9972 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#bb9972,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#bb9972,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#bb9972,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#bb9972,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #bb9972 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #bb9972

In addition to using #bb9972 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 #bb9972 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #bb9972, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 187, Green = 153, Blue = 114). If you need details about the color coordinates of #bb9972 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 #bb9972
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(187, 153, 114)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #bb9972; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #bb9972; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #bb9972; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(187, 153, 114);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#bb9972")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:187, green:153, blue:114, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:187 green:153 blue:114 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(187f, 153f, 114f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(187, 153, 114);
 

#bb9972 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #bb9972 the same way. For those with color blindness, #bb9972 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #bb9972 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #bb9972 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 #bb9972 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 #bb9972 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 #bb9972 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 2.7:1 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
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text