Palettes / Colors / #BB795F

#BB795F — Muted Brown

#BB795F is a brown color we call Muted Brown, closest to the named color IndianRed (#CD5C5C). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: indianred (#CD5C5C) — not an exact match. CSS indianred gives you #CD5C5C, a different color; use #BB795F 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.

#BB795F is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. 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 #5EA0BA; it also sits naturally between #BA5E72 and #BAA65E. 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 73% · Green 47% · Blue 37%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 35% · Yellow 49% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB795F

.text { color: #BB795F; }
.background { background-color: #BB795F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB795F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 121, 95); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(17, 40%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB795F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 121, 95, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB795F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 121, 95, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB795F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB795F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5EA0BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB795F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB795F

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 #BB795F 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 #BB795F 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB795F?

#BB795F is Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 187, 121, 95). Its closest standard named color is IndianRed.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB795F?

#BB795F is RGB 187, 121, 95 — HSL 17°, 40%, 55% — CMYK 0%, 35%, 49%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB795F?

Its complement is #5EA0BA; analogous partners are #BA5E72 and #BAA65E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB795F for text?

Black text on #BB795F has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.49:1.