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#BB9351 Maple Syrup

#BB9351 is a light, moderately saturated yellow named Maple Syrup. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 57.6% green and 31.8% blue (rgb(187, 147, 81)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 44% saturation and 53% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 57% yellow and 27% black. #BB9351 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.41:1.

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Variations of #BB9351

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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#BB9351 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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#BB9351 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB9351 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #AC9D53
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A3944B
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AA944D
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #AC9D53
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B09A52
  • Tritanopia 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C98884
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C18E6C
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #999999
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A3988C

#BB9351 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.84:1 Very poor#BB9351 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.41:1 Very good#BB9351 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB9351 in CSS

/* Maple Syrup */
.color { color: #BB9351; }
.background { background-color: #BB9351; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB9351; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 147 81);
color: hsl(37 44% 53%);
color: oklch(0.687 0.097 78.5);

#BB9351 FAQ

What color is #BB9351?

#BB9351 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Maple Syrup. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB9351?

#BB9351 is rgb(187, 147, 81) in RGB, hsl(37, 44%, 53%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 57%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB9351?

The complementary color of #BB9351 is #5179BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB9351?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB9351: 7.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB9351 a warm or cool color?

#BB9351 is a warm color.