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#B4887E Color

#B4887E is rgb(180, 136, 126) in RGB, hsl(11, 26%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 24%, 30%, 29%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.2. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B4887E
HEX#B4887E
RGBrgb(180, 136, 126)
HSLhsl(11, 26%, 60%)
HSVhsv(11, 30%, 71%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 24%, 30%, 29%)
OKLCHoklch(66.6% 0.056 33.1)
LABlab(60.84% 16.28 12.26)
LCHlch(60.84% 20.38 36.99)

What #B4887E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B4887E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 6.2Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 6.58Beaver#9F8170ΔE 7.79Tuscany#C09999ΔE 8.92Blast-off Bronze#A57164ΔE 9.49Old Rose#C08081ΔE 9.55

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#B4887E Channel Values

How #B4887E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 180 · G 136 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 11° · S 26% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 11° · S 30% · V 71%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 24% · Y 30% · K 29%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.1:1 vs white · 6.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B4887E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.1:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #B4887E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #B4887E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B4887E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#B4887E
Complementary
#7EAAB4
Analogous
#B47E8F
Analogous
#B4A37E
Triadic
#7EB488
Triadic
#887EB4
Split comp.
#7EB4A3
Split comp.
#7E8FB4

Tints & Shades of #B4887E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BD978F
#C8A9A2
#D2B8B2
#DDCAC5
#E6D8D5
#F2EAE9

Shades

#A47065
#8D5E53
#744D44
#5A3C35
#402B26
#271A17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #B4887E.

How #B4887E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B4887E
Protanopia#91917E
Protanomaly#A08D7E
Deuteranopia#98987C
Deuteranomaly#A4927D
Tritanopia#B58787
Tritanomaly#B58783
Achromatopsia#929292

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #B4887E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b4887e: #B4887E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B4887E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b4887e': '#B4887E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.706, green: 0.533, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_b4887e">#B4887E</color>
SVG fillfill="#B4887E"

More Red Colors

#B4887E sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000fffafa1f0005fff5f51f0008fff1f2240000fff1f0240909fff0f2270707ffedeb4e0707710f04940000a81c07c0362ccdacace30022ee204dfa8072ff1818ff6467ffb7c5

#B4887E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B4887E?

#B4887E is a light red — rgb(180, 136, 126) in RGB and hsl(11, 26%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.2.

What is the RGB value of #B4887E?

#B4887E is rgb(180, 136, 126) — red 180, green 136, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B4887E?

#B4887E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 24%, 30%, 29%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B4887E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B4887E scores 3.1:1 against white and 6.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B4887E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B4887E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 6.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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