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#BB5522 Roland-Garros

#BB5522 is a medium, moderately saturated brown named Roland-Garros. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 33.3% green and 13.3% blue (rgb(187, 85, 34)). Its HSL value is 20° hue, 69% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 82% yellow and 27% black. #BB5522 is a warm color. White text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.73:1.

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Variations of #BB5522

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#BB5522 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#BB5522 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB5522 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 75% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8B7C1F
  • Protanopia 73% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #72651A
  • Protanomaly 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8B641B
  • Deuteranopia 75% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B7C1F
  • Deuteranomaly 83% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9A701E
  • Tritanopia 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CE3E4B
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C34D39
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #737373
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8A6D66

#BB5522 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.73:1 Good#BB5522 text on white
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.44:1 Poor#BB5522 text on black
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail

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#BB5522 in CSS

/* Roland-Garros */
.color { color: #BB5522; }
.background { background-color: #BB5522; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB5522; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 85 34);
color: hsl(20 69% 43%);
color: oklch(0.570 0.146 44.0);

#BB5522 FAQ

What color is #BB5522?

#BB5522 is a medium, moderately saturated brown. Its closest named color is Roland-Garros. It belongs to the brown color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB5522?

#BB5522 is rgb(187, 85, 34) in RGB, hsl(20, 69%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 55%, 82%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB5522?

The complementary color of #BB5522 is #2288BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB5522?

White text has the best contrast on #BB5522: 4.73:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB5522 a warm or cool color?

#BB5522 is a warm color.