#BB835D Color

#BB835D is rgb(187, 131, 93) in RGB, hsl(24, 41%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Brass (#CD9575), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB835D

HEX#BB835D

RGBrgb(187, 131, 93)

HSLhsl(24, 41%, 55%)

HSVhsv(24, 50%, 73%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 27%)

OKLCHoklch(65.7% 0.087 54.8)

LABlab(59.88% 19.01 29.56)

LCHlch(59.88% 35.14 57.25)

What #BB835D 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 #BB835D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Antique Brass#CD9575ΔE 7.84 Café Au Lait#A67B5BΔE 8.35 Brown Sugar#AF6E4DΔE 8.42 Metallic Bronze#A97142ΔE 8.93 Tan (Crayola)#D99A6CΔE 10.33 Camel#C19A6BΔE 10.79

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#BB835D Channel Values

How #BB835D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 187 · G 131 · B 93	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 24° · S 41% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 24° · S 50% · V 73%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 30% · Y 50% · K 27%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.22:1 vs white · 6.52:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB835D 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 text3.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.52:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB835D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB835D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Triadic

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Tints & Shades of #BB835D

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.

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How #BB835D 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#BB835D

Protanopia#8F8F5D

Protanomaly#A28A5D

Deuteranopia#98985A

Deuteranomaly#A7905B

Tritanopia#BE7F7F

Tritanomaly#BD8173

Achromatopsia#8F8F8F

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Using #BB835D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb835d: #BB835D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB835D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb835d': '#BB835D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.514, blue: 0.365)

Android XML<color name="color_bb835d">#BB835D</color>

SVG fillfill="#BB835D"

More Orange Colors

#BB835D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b7d6b fff9f5 967969 fff9f0 987456 fff8f0 987654 fff8eb 9b7653 fff7ed 9c8b6e fff7eb c8ad7f dba875 e3dac9 eba675 f1ddcf f8dcd3 fcf5ee ff681f ff9933 ffb83d ffd68a ffe7d1

#BB835D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB835D?

#BB835D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(187, 131, 93) in RGB and hsl(24, 41%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Brass (#CD9575), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.84.

What is the RGB value of #BB835D?

#BB835D is rgb(187, 131, 93) — red 187, green 131, and blue 93 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB835D?

#BB835D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 30%, 50%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB835D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB835D scores 3.22:1 against white and 6.52:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB835D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB835D 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 15.1, which is visibly different.

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