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#BB6000 closest to Fire Ant

#BB6000 is a medium, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Fire Ant. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 37.6% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(187, 96, 0)). Its HSL value is 31° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black. #BB6000 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 4.79:1.

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Variations of #BB6000

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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#BB6000 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

BB6000005BBB
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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.

BB6000BB0300B8BB00
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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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#BB6000 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB6000 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 79% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #918100
  • Protanopia 77% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #7B6C00
  • Protanomaly 84% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #916B00
  • Deuteranopia 79% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #918100
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #9E7600
  • Tritanopia 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CE4B51
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C35837
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #787878
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #8D7369

#BB6000 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.39:1 Poor#BB6000 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.79:1 Good#BB6000 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB6000 in CSS

/* Fire Ant */
.color { color: #BB6000; }
.background { background-color: #BB6000; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB6000; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 96 0);
color: hsl(31 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.586 0.145 55.2);

#BB6000 FAQ

What color is #BB6000?

#BB6000 is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Fire Ant. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB6000?

#BB6000 is rgb(187, 96, 0) in RGB, hsl(31, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 49%, 100%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB6000?

The complementary color of #BB6000 is #005BBB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB6000?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB6000: 4.79:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB6000 a warm or cool color?

#BB6000 is a warm color.