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#BB8A5F closest to Deer

#BB8A5F is a medium, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Deer. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 54.1% green and 37.3% blue (rgb(187, 138, 95)). Its HSL value is 28° hue, 40% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 26% magenta, 49% yellow and 27% black. #BB8A5F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.91:1.

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Variations of #BB8A5F

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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#BB8A5F 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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#BB8A5F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB8A5F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A59860
  • Protanopia 89% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #998D5C
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A48E5D
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A59860
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AB935F
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C9807F
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C1866F
  • Achromatopsia 83% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #949494
  • Achromatomaly 87% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9F9289

#BB8A5F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.04:1 Poor#BB8A5F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.91:1 Good#BB8A5F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB8A5F in CSS

/* Deer */
.color { color: #BB8A5F; }
.background { background-color: #BB8A5F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB8A5F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 138 95);
color: hsl(28 40% 55%);
color: oklch(0.671 0.084 61.9);

#BB8A5F FAQ

What color is #BB8A5F?

#BB8A5F is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Deer. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB8A5F?

#BB8A5F is rgb(187, 138, 95) in RGB, hsl(28, 40%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 26%, 49%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB8A5F?

The complementary color of #BB8A5F is #5F90BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB8A5F?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB8A5F: 6.91:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB8A5F a warm or cool color?

#BB8A5F is a warm color.