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#bb8757 color: Deer

#bb8757 is rgb(187, 135, 87) in RGB and oklch(66.406% 0.09046 62.959) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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29°
100%

66.4%
0.090
63°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.13:1Hard to read
Lc -64
Black text
6.72:1Readable · AA
Lc 46

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About #bb8757

#bb8757 is a soft amber color. In OKLCH it has 66.4% lightness, 0.09 chroma and a hue of 63°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.13:1 contrast and black text 6.72:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Deer (#ba8759). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #bb8757 mixed with white

  1. bb8757
  2. c29368
  3. c99f79
  4. d0aa89
  5. d7b69a
  6. dec2aa
  7. e5cebb
  8. ebdacc
  9. f2e6dd
  10. f9f3ee

Darker: #bb8757 mixed with black

  1. bb8757
  2. a2754b
  3. 8a633e
  4. 735133
  5. 5c4127
  6. 46311c
  7. 322112
  8. 1f1308
  9. 0d0603
  10. 020100

Calmer: #bb8757 with less saturation

  1. bb8757
  2. b7895e
  3. b48a65
  4. b08b6b
  5. ac8d71
  6. a88e77
  7. a48f7d
  8. a09083
  9. 9c9188
  10. 98928e

Questions about #bb8757

What color is #bb8757?

#bb8757 is soft amber. The closest named color is Deer. In RGB it is rgb(187, 135, 87), in HSL hsl(28.8, 42.37%, 53.73%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.406% 0.09046 62.959).

What colors go well with #bb8757?

The complementary color of #bb8757 is #609ac7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c47f6f and #a6924f. The triadic partners are #49a699 and #9e86c1.

Is white or black text more readable on #bb8757?

Black text reads better on #bb8757: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.13:1 and black gives 6.72:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bb8757 a warm or cool color?

#bb8757 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 63 degrees, its lightness 66.4% and its chroma 0.09.