#bb5e00

Color #bb5e00

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 7.43 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#bb5e00

RGB

rgb(187, 94, 0)

HSL

hsl(30.2, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(30.2, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 100%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(50.18, 32.93, 58.86)

LCH

lch(50.18, 67.45, 60.77)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.146, 54.06)

HWB

hwb(30.2, 0%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#005dbb

Analogous

#bb0100

#bb5e00

#bbbb00

Triadic

#bb5e00

#00bb5e

#5e00bb

Split-complementary

#bb5e00

#00bbbb

#0100bb

Tetradic

#bb5e00

#5dbb00

#005dbb

#5e00bb

Square

#bb5e00

#00bb01

#005dbb

#bb00bb

Shades

Color #bb5e00 mixed toward black.

#9c4f00

#7d3f00

#5e2f00

#3e1f00

#1f1000

Tints

Color #bb5e00 mixed toward white.

#f17900

#ff9428

#ffaf5e

#ffca93

#ffe4c9

Tones

Color #bb5e00 mixed toward gray.

#ac5e10

#9c5e1f

#8c5e2f

#7d5e3e

#6d5e4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.71:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9c9b2e · ΔE 31.3

Deuteranopia

#a0a633 · ΔE 34.6

Tritanopia

#b83e41 · ΔE 22.5

Achromatopsia

#777777 · ΔE 26.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb5e00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb5e00]

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Dark Orange #ff8c00

Frequently asked questions

#bb5e00 (#bb5e00) is rgb(187, 94, 0) in RGB.

No, #bb5e00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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