#BB9972 Color

#BB9972 is rgb(187, 153, 114) in RGB and hsl(32, 35%, 59%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is RosyBrown. Black text is most readable on this background.

#BB9972

HEX#BB9972

RGBrgb(187, 153, 114)

HSLhsl(32, 35%, 59%)

HSVhsv(32, 39%, 73%)

OKLCHoklch(70.5% 0.067 70.2)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 18%, 39%, 27%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #BB9972 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.65:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.91:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BB9972 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#BB9972 Complementary#7294BB Analogous#BB7472 Analogous#B9BB72 Triadic#72BB99 Triadic#9972BB

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #BB9972, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#C5A887 #CDB498 #D7C3AC #E0D0BE #E9DFD2 #F2EBE3

Shades

#AE8556 #947047 #785B3A #60492E #453421 #291F14

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