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#BB5C4D Tandoori

#BB5C4D is a medium, moderately saturated red named Tandoori. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 36.1% green and 30.2% blue (rgb(187, 92, 77)). Its HSL value is 8° hue, 45% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 59% yellow and 27% black. #BB5C4D is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.75:1.

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Variations of #BB5C4D

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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#BB5C4D 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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#BB5C4D for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB5C4D appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 76% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #8B804B
  • Protanopia 75% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #746B4B
  • Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C6A4B
  • Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B804B
  • Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9B754B
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CC4C59
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C25652
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #787878
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8D726F

#BB5C4D contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.42:1 Poor#BB5C4D text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.75:1 Good#BB5C4D text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB5C4D in CSS

/* Tandoori */
.color { color: #BB5C4D; }
.background { background-color: #BB5C4D; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB5C4D; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 92 77);
color: hsl(8 45% 52%);
color: oklch(0.586 0.126 30.5);

#BB5C4D FAQ

What color is #BB5C4D?

#BB5C4D is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Tandoori. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB5C4D?

#BB5C4D is rgb(187, 92, 77) in RGB, hsl(8, 45%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 51%, 59%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB5C4D?

The complementary color of #BB5C4D is #4DACBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB5C4D?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB5C4D: 4.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB5C4D a warm or cool color?

#BB5C4D is a warm color.