#bb5600

Color #bb5600

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 7.54 Nearest Tailwind class amber-700 #bb4d00 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#bb5600

RGB

rgb(187, 86, 0)

HSL

hsl(27.6, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(27.6, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 54%, 100%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(48.54, 37.06, 57.9)

LCH

lch(48.54, 68.74, 57.38)

OKLCH

oklch(57%, 0.1514, 49.71)

HWB

hwb(27.6, 0%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0065bb

Analogous

#bb0007

#bb5600

#bbb400

Triadic

#bb5600

#00bb56

#5600bb

Split-complementary

#bb5600

#00bbb4

#0007bb

Tetradic

#bb5600

#65bb00

#0065bb

#5600bb

Square

#bb5600

#07bb00

#0065bb

#b400bb

Shades

Color #bb5600 mixed toward black.

#9c4800

#7d3900

#5e2b00

#3e1d00

#1f0e00

Tints

Color #bb5600 mixed toward white.

#f16f00

#ff8b28

#ffa85e

#ffc593

#ffe2c9

Tones

Color #bb5600 mixed toward gray.

#ac5710

#9c591f

#8c5a2f

#7d5b3e

#6d5c4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.44:1

White text reads better on this background (4.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9a9929 · ΔE 34

Deuteranopia

#9fa52f · ΔE 37.5

Tritanopia

#b8393b · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 27.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb5600;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb5600]

Related colors

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#bb5600 (#bb5600) is rgb(187, 86, 0) in RGB.

No, #bb5600 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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