What color is #BB8D4E?

#BB8D4E is a desaturated orange known as Barista’s Favourite. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Barista’s Favourite?

The RGB value is 187, 141, 78: 187 red, 141 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Barista’s Favourite?

The complementary color is #4E7CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8D4E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Barista’s Favourite color: hex code #BB8D4E

#BB8D4E rgb(187, 141, 78)

Shades of brown

Barista’s Favourite has the hex code #BB8D4E. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 55.3% green and 30.6% blue (187, 141, 78).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 44% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 58% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.03:1).

Barista’s Favourite (#BB8D4E) color codes

HEX	`#BB8D4E`
RGB	`rgb(187, 141, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 55.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 44%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 58%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 58%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.8, 10.29, 39.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.8, 41.24, 75.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.395, 30.167, 11.375)`
Decimal	`12291406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Barista’s Favourite, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BB8D4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#BB8D4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BB8D4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8d4e; }
.text { color: #bb8d4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8d4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 141 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8d4e, #b2bb4e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

See #BB8D4E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB8D4E?: #BB8D4E is a desaturated orange known as Barista’s Favourite. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Barista’s Favourite?: The RGB value is 187, 141, 78: 187 red, 141 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Barista’s Favourite?: The complementary color is #4E7CBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8D4E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.03:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.