#bb4008

Color #bb4008

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 15.83 Nearest Tailwind class orange-700 #ca3500 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#bb4008

RGB

rgb(187, 64, 8)

HSL

hsl(18.8, 91.8%, 38.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.8, 95.7%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 65.8%, 95.7%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(44.59, 47.55, 53.5)

LCH

lch(44.59, 71.58, 48.37)

OKLCH

oklch(54%, 0.1681, 39.3)

HWB

hwb(18.8, 3.1%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0883bb

Analogous

#bb0829

#bb4008

#bb9908

Triadic

#bb4008

#08bb40

#4008bb

Split-complementary

#bb4008

#08bb99

#0829bb

Tetradic

#bb4008

#83bb08

#0883bb

#4008bb

Square

#bb4008

#29bb08

#0883bb

#9908bb

Shades

Color #bb4008 mixed toward black.

#9c3507

#7d2b05

#5d2004

#3e1503

#1f0b01

Tints

Color #bb4008 mixed toward white.

#ed510a

#f67235

#f99568

#fbb89a

#fddccd

Tones

Color #bb4008 mixed toward gray.

#ac4617

#9d4b26

#8e5135

#7f5644

#705c53

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.85:1

White text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#969520 · ΔE 41

Deuteranopia

#9ba223 · ΔE 45.1

Tritanopia

#b72a2c · ΔE 12

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 27.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb4008;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb4008]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#bb4008 (#bb4008) is rgb(187, 64, 8) in RGB.

No, #bb4008 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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