Palettes / Colors / #BB8940

#BB8940 — Muted Orange

#BB8940 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 #BB8940 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.

#BB8940 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 #4071BA; it also sits naturally between #BA4C40 and #AEBA40. 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 54% · Blue 25%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 27% · Yellow 66% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB8940

.text { color: #BB8940; }
.background { background-color: #BB8940; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB8940; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 137, 64); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(36, 49%, 49%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB8940; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 137, 64, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB8940; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 137, 64, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB8940">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB8940">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #4071BA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB8940: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB8940

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 #BB8940 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 #BB8940 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

← #BB893F  ·  #BB8941 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB8940?

#BB8940 is Muted Orange, a orange color (RGB 187, 137, 64). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB8940?

#BB8940 is RGB 187, 137, 64 — HSL 36°, 49%, 49% — CMYK 0%, 27%, 66%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB8940?

Its complement is #4071BA; analogous partners are #BA4C40 and #AEBA40. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB8940 for text?

Black text on #BB8940 has a contrast ratio of 6.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.10:1.