Palettes / Colors / #BB8554

#BB8554 — Muted Orange

#BB8554 is a orange color we call Muted Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

#BB8554 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 #5489BB; it also sits naturally between #BB5455 and #BBB954. 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 52% · Blue 33%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 29% · Yellow 55% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB8554

.text { color: #BB8554; }
.background { background-color: #BB8554; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB8554; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 133, 84); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(29, 43%, 53%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB8554; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 133, 84, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB8554; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 133, 84, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB8554">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB8554">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB8554

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #5489BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB8554: #000000.

How #BB8554 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 #BB8554 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 #BB8554?

#BB8554 is Muted Orange, a orange color (RGB 187, 133, 84). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB8554?

#BB8554 is RGB 187, 133, 84 — HSL 29°, 43%, 53% — CMYK 0%, 29%, 55%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB8554?

Its complement is #5489BB; analogous partners are #BB5455 and #BBB954. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB8554 for text?

Black text on #BB8554 has a contrast ratio of 6.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.18:1.