HEX atlas value

#BB9981

#BB9981 is a warm orange HEX color close to Rosy Brown. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 187, 153, 129, HSL 25, 30%, 62%, has luminance 0.3493, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#BB9981 Sample readable text

HEX #BB9981

RGB rgb(187, 153, 129)

HSL hsl(25 30% 62%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 31, 27)

Luminance 0.3493

Contrast Black 7.99:1White 2.63:1

CSS

--color-bb9981: #BB9981;
.background-bb9981 { background-color: #BB9981; }
.text-bb9981 { color: #BB9981; }

Luminance0.3493

Black text7.99:1AA Pass

White text2.63:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#BB9981","rgb":[187,153,129],"hsl":[25,30,62],"cmyk":[0,18,31,27],"luminance":0.3493,"contrast":{"black":7.99,"white":2.63}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.99,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.63,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#DBC9BD","hex":"#DBC9BD","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":13.1,"contrastWhite":1.6,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#BBB681","hex":"#BBB681","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.12,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#D0966C","hex":"#D0966C","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.26,"contrastWhite":2.54,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Rosy Brown adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/bb9981.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#81A3BB","analogous":["#BB8186","#BBB681"],"triadic":["#81BB99","#9981BB"],"tetradic":["#86BB81","#81A3BB","#B681BB"],"splitComplementary":["#81BBB6","#8186BB"],"monochromatic":["#DBC9BD","#BB9981","#926B4F"]}

Variants

{"light":"#DBC9BD","dark":"#926B4F","saturated":"#D0966C","desaturated":"#A69D96","pastel":"#E3DDD9","neon":"#FFA666"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":17.233687939614086},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":22.15851980616034},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":22.825424421026653},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":24.20743687382041},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":25.495097567963924}]

HEX meaning and use

About #BB9981

#BB9981 is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #BB9981 is visually closest to Rosy Brown, a named red color with HEX #BC8F8F.

The RGB channels are 187, 153, and 129, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 25deg with 30% saturation and 62% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3493, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 17.23, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.99:1AA Pass

White text2.63:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #BB9981 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.99:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.63:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#DBC9BD#000000 text · best 13.1:1#DBC9BD

#BBB681#000000 text · best 10.12:1#BBB681

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

#D0966C#000000 text · best 8.26:1#D0966C

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Generated Palette

#BB9981#BB9981

#81A3BB#81A3BB

#BB8186#BB8186

#BBB681#BBB681

#DBC9BD#DBC9BD

#926B4F#926B4F

Color Harmonies

#81A3BB#81A3BB

#BB8186#BB8186

#BBB681#BBB681

#81BB99#81BB99

#9981BB#9981BB

Variants

#DBC9BD#DBC9BD

#926B4F#926B4F

#D0966C#D0966C

#A69D96#A69D96

#E3DDD9#E3DDD9

#FFA666#FFA666

Nearest Named Colors

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Camel#C19A6B

Driftwood#A69A8D

Dusty Rose#C08081

#BB9981

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #BB9981

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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