#BB5C4E Tandoori
#BB5C4E is a medium, moderately saturated red named Tandoori. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 36.1% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(187, 92, 78)). Its HSL value is 8° hue, 44% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 58% yellow and 27% black. #BB5C4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.75:1.
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Variations of #BB5C4E
Shades
Mixed with black: richer and darker.
Tints
Mixed with white: lighter and softer.
Tones
Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.
Hues
The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.
Temperatures
Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.
#BB5C4E color harmonies
Split complementary
The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.
Open in generator →#BB5C4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)
How #BB5C4E 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 #8B804C
- Protanopia 74% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #736C4C
- Protanomaly 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8C6A4C
- Deuteranopia 76% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #8B804C
- Deuteranomaly 84% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9A754C
- 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 #C25653
- 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
#BB5C4E contrast checker
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Colors similar to #BB5C4E
Palettes with #BB5C4E
- 53D3DFBB5651009FB5005661FFE1E1Summer of ’82 to Dawn Patrol
- B7564E91403ED58A81572D2BECB9B0331916Tandoori to Close but No Cigar
- 5A1C4DB85959DC62A2E5B5DD9D344FPurple Velour to Warrior Queen
- 036B9188C3DAF3D3A0B69A6BB65958602529Copacabana to Jazz
- 362336702E45E2A0A5C570C4FFD0C8B15B4AMelanzane to Dried Tomatoes
- 0033398C1F3BB45C5AABA4F4E2E796Elite Teal to Sassy Lime
#BB5C4E in CSS
/* Tandoori */
.color { color: #BB5C4E; }
.background { background-color: #BB5C4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB5C4E; }
/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 92 78);
color: hsl(8 44% 52%);
color: oklch(0.587 0.125 30.0);#BB5C4E FAQ
What color is #BB5C4E?
#BB5C4E 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 #BB5C4E?
#BB5C4E is rgb(187, 92, 78) in RGB, hsl(8, 44%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 51%, 58%, 27%) in CMYK.
What is the complementary color of #BB5C4E?
The complementary color of #BB5C4E is #4EADBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.
Which text color works on #BB5C4E?
Black text has the best contrast on #BB5C4E: 4.75:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.
Is #BB5C4E a warm or cool color?
#BB5C4E is a warm color.