Palettes / Colors / #B87F58

#B87F58 — Muted Orange

#B87F58 is a orange color we call Muted Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: peru (#CD853F) — not an exact match. CSS peru gives you #CD853F, a different color; use #B87F58 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#B87F58 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #5791B7; it also sits naturally between #B75761 and #B7AE57. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 72% · Green 50% · Blue 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 31% · Yellow 52% · Key 28%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #B87F58

.text { color: #B87F58; }
.background { background-color: #B87F58; }
.border { border: 3px solid #B87F58; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(184, 127, 88); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(24, 40%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #B87F58; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(184, 127, 88, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #B87F58; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(184, 127, 88, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#B87F58">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#B87F58">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5791B7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #B87F58: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #B87F58

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #B87F58 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #B87F58 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #B87F57  ·  #B87F59 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #B87F58?

#B87F58 is Muted Orange, a orange color (RGB 184, 127, 88). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #B87F58?

#B87F58 is RGB 184, 127, 88 — HSL 24°, 40%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 31%, 52%, 28%.

What colors go with #B87F58?

Its complement is #5791B7; analogous partners are #B75761 and #B7AE57. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #B87F58 for text?

Black text on #B87F58 has a contrast ratio of 6.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.