Start generating
BB9E8A

#BB9E8A closest to Hickory

#BB9E8A is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Hickory. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 62.0% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(187, 158, 138)). Its HSL value is 24° hue, 26% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 26% yellow and 27% black. #BB9E8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 8.37:1.

Make a palette with #BB9E8A

#BB9E8A color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #BB9E8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

BB9E8AA289778A74657360535C4D42463A323229221F18140D0907020101

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

BB9E8AC2A795C9B1A1CFBAACD6C4B8DDCEC3E4D7CFEBE1DBF1EBE7F8F5F3

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

BB9E8AB59B89AF9888A99587A392869D8F85978C849289838C8682868381

Hues

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

BE99A0BF9A9BBF9A96BE9B91BD9D8DBB9E8AB8A087B5A186B1A385ACA585A7A787

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

A09AA7A59BA1AB9C9CB09D96B69D90BB9E8ABE9D87C19D84C49C80C79C7DCA9B7A

#BB9E8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BB9E8A8AA7BB
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

BB9E8A8ABBB78A8EBB
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

BB9E8ABB8A8EBBB78A
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

BB9E8A8ABB9E9E8ABB
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

BB9E8AA7BB8A8AA7BB9E8ABB
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

BB9E8A8EBB8A8AA7BBB78ABB
Open in generator →

#BB9E8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB9E8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ADA68A
  • Protanopia 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A6A089
  • Protanomaly 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #ADA089
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ADA68A
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B1A38A
  • Tritanopia 94% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C49998
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #BF9C91
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #A3A3A3
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #AAA29E

#BB9E8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.51:1 Very poor#BB9E8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
8.37:1 Very good#BB9E8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #BB9E8A

Palettes with #BB9E8A

#BB9E8A in CSS

/* Hickory */
.color { color: #BB9E8A; }
.background { background-color: #BB9E8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB9E8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 158 138);
color: hsl(24 26% 64%);
color: oklch(0.720 0.045 56.5);

#BB9E8A FAQ

What color is #BB9E8A?

#BB9E8A is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Hickory. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB9E8A?

#BB9E8A is rgb(187, 158, 138) in RGB, hsl(24, 26%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 16%, 26%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB9E8A?

The complementary color of #BB9E8A is #8AA7BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB9E8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB9E8A: 8.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB9E8A a warm or cool color?

#BB9E8A is a warm color.