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#BB8E4E Barista’s Favourite

#BB8E4E is a medium, moderately saturated orange named Barista’s Favourite. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 55.7% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(187, 142, 78)). Its HSL value is 35° hue, 44% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 58% yellow and 27% black. #BB8E4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.09:1.

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Variations of #BB8E4E

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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#BB8E4E 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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#BB8E4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB8E4E 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 #A99A50
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9F9048
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A7904A
  • Deuteranopia 92% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A99A50
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AE964E
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CA827F
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C18968
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #969696
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A09488

#BB8E4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.96:1 Very poor#BB8E4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.09:1 Very good#BB8E4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB8E4E in CSS

/* Barista’s Favourite */
.color { color: #BB8E4E; }
.background { background-color: #BB8E4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB8E4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 142 78);
color: hsl(35 44% 52%);
color: oklch(0.676 0.098 74.5);

#BB8E4E FAQ

What color is #BB8E4E?

#BB8E4E is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Barista’s Favourite. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB8E4E?

#BB8E4E is rgb(187, 142, 78) in RGB, hsl(35, 44%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 24%, 58%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB8E4E?

The complementary color of #BB8E4E is #4E7BBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB8E4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB8E4E: 7.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB8E4E a warm or cool color?

#BB8E4E is a warm color.