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#BB8D8A closest to Rosy Brown

#BB8D8A is a light, muted red; the closest named color is Rosy Brown. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 55.3% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(187, 141, 138)). Its HSL value is 4° hue, 26% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black. #BB8D8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.29:1.

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Variations of #BB8D8A

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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#BB8D8A 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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#BB8D8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB8D8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 89% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A09C89
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #96938A
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A19289
  • Deuteranopia 89% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A09C89
  • Deuteranomaly 92% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A99789
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C5888C
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BF8B8B
  • Achromatopsia 89% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #989898
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A29595

#BB8D8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.88:1 Very poor#BB8D8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.29:1 Very good#BB8D8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB8D8A in CSS

/* Rosy Brown */
.color { color: #BB8D8A; }
.background { background-color: #BB8D8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB8D8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 141 138);
color: hsl(4 26% 64%);
color: oklch(0.687 0.056 22.9);

#BB8D8A FAQ

What color is #BB8D8A?

#BB8D8A is a light, muted red. Its closest named color is Rosy Brown. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB8D8A?

#BB8D8A is rgb(187, 141, 138) in RGB, hsl(4, 26%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 25%, 26%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB8D8A?

The complementary color of #BB8D8A is #8AB8BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB8D8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB8D8A: 7.29:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB8D8A a warm or cool color?

#BB8D8A is a warm color.