#bb6b00

Color #bb6b00

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 12.11 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#bb6b00

RGB

rgb(187, 107, 0)

HSL

hsl(34.3, 100%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.3, 100%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 42.8%, 100%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(53.04, 25.96, 60.62)

LCH

lch(53.04, 65.94, 66.82)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.1391, 62.05)

HWB

hwb(34.3, 0%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0050bb

Analogous

#bb0d00

#bb6b00

#aebb00

Triadic

#bb6b00

#00bb6b

#6b00bb

Split-complementary

#bb6b00

#00aebb

#0d00bb

Tetradic

#bb6b00

#50bb00

#0050bb

#6b00bb

Square

#bb6b00

#00bb0d

#0050bb

#bb00ae

Shades

Color #bb6b00 mixed toward black.

#9c5900

#7d4700

#5e3500

#3e2400

#1f1200

Tints

Color #bb6b00 mixed toward white.

#f18a00

#ffa328

#ffba5e

#ffd193

#ffe8c9

Tones

Color #bb6b00 mixed toward gray.

#ac6910

#9c671f

#8c642f

#7d623e

#6d604e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#9f9e35 · ΔE 26.6

Deuteranopia

#a3a83b · ΔE 29.4

Tritanopia

#b8474b · ΔE 27.1

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 26.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #bb6b00;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bb6b00]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Frequently asked questions

#bb6b00 (#bb6b00) is rgb(187, 107, 0) in RGB.

No, #bb6b00 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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