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#BB8A2C closest to Treasures

#BB8A2C is a medium, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Treasures. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 54.1% green and 17.3% blue (rgb(187, 138, 44)). Its HSL value is 39° hue, 62% saturation and 45% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 76% yellow and 27% black. #BB8A2C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.78:1.

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Variations of #BB8A2C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BB8A2C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BB8A2C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB8A2C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 92% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A99730
  • Protanopia 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9D8B1D
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A68C23
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A99730
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AE932D
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CB7C77
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C18458
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #929292
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9E9082

#BB8A2C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.10:1 Poor#BB8A2C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.78:1 Good#BB8A2C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB8A2C in CSS

/* Treasures */
.color { color: #BB8A2C; }
.background { background-color: #BB8A2C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB8A2C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 138 44);
color: hsl(39 62% 45%);
color: oklch(0.665 0.122 79.5);

#BB8A2C FAQ

What color is #BB8A2C?

#BB8A2C is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Treasures. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB8A2C?

#BB8A2C is rgb(187, 138, 44) in RGB, hsl(39, 62%, 45%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 76%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB8A2C?

The complementary color of #BB8A2C is #2C5DBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB8A2C?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB8A2C: 6.78:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB8A2C a warm or cool color?

#BB8A2C is a warm color.