Palettes / Colors / #BB8A58

#BB8A58 — Muted Orange

#BB8A58 is a orange color we call Muted Orange, closest to the named color Peru (#CD853F). It belongs to the orange family.

#BB8A58 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 #588ABB; it also sits naturally between #BB5858 and #BBBB58. 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 35%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 26% · Yellow 53% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB8A58

.text { color: #BB8A58; }
.background { background-color: #BB8A58; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB8A58; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 138, 88); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(30, 42%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB8A58; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 138, 88, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB8A58; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 138, 88, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB8A58">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB8A58">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB8A58

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #588ABB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB8A58: #000000.

How #BB8A58 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 #BB8A58 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 #BB8A58?

#BB8A58 is Muted Orange, a orange color (RGB 187, 138, 88). Its closest standard named color is Peru.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB8A58?

#BB8A58 is RGB 187, 138, 88 — HSL 30°, 42%, 54% — CMYK 0%, 26%, 53%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB8A58?

Its complement is #588ABB; analogous partners are #BB5858 and #BBBB58. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB8A58 for text?

Black text on #BB8A58 has a contrast ratio of 6.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.05:1.