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#BB6800 closest to Indocile Tiger

#BB6800 is a medium, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Indocile Tiger. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 40.8% green and 0.0% blue (rgb(187, 104, 0)). Its HSL value is 33° hue, 100% saturation and 37% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 100% yellow and 27% black. #BB6800 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.09:1.

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Variations of #BB6800

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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#BB6800 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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#BB6800 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB6800 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 81% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #958400
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #827100
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #947100
  • Deuteranopia 81% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #958400
  • Deuteranomaly 87% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A17B00
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CD5558
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C3613C
  • Achromatopsia 72% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #7D7D7D
  • Achromatomaly 78% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #90786D

#BB6800 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
4.12:1 Poor#BB6800 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.09:1 Good#BB6800 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB6800 in CSS

/* Indocile Tiger */
.color { color: #BB6800; }
.background { background-color: #BB6800; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB6800; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 104 0);
color: hsl(33 100% 37%);
color: oklch(0.600 0.140 60.1);

#BB6800 FAQ

What color is #BB6800?

#BB6800 is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Indocile Tiger. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB6800?

#BB6800 is rgb(187, 104, 0) in RGB, hsl(33, 100%, 37%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 44%, 100%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB6800?

The complementary color of #BB6800 is #0053BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB6800?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB6800: 5.09:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB6800 a warm or cool color?

#BB6800 is a warm color.