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#BB6D33 Lucky Penny

#BB6D33 is a medium, moderately saturated orange named Lucky Penny. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 42.7% green and 20.0% blue (rgb(187, 109, 51)). Its HSL value is 26° hue, 57% saturation and 47% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 42% magenta, 73% yellow and 27% black. #BB6D33 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.35:1.

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Variations of #BB6D33

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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#BB6D33 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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#BB6D33 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB6D33 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 82% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #968733
  • Protanopia 80% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #84762C
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #96752E
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #968733
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A27F32
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CC5D60
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C2674C
  • Achromatopsia 75% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #808080
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #927C73

#BB6D33 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.93:1 Poor#BB6D33 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.35:1 Good#BB6D33 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB6D33 in CSS

/* Lucky Penny */
.color { color: #BB6D33; }
.background { background-color: #BB6D33; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB6D33; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 109 51);
color: hsl(26 57% 47%);
color: oklch(0.611 0.123 54.4);

#BB6D33 FAQ

What color is #BB6D33?

#BB6D33 is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Lucky Penny. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB6D33?

#BB6D33 is rgb(187, 109, 51) in RGB, hsl(26, 57%, 47%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 42%, 73%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB6D33?

The complementary color of #BB6D33 is #3381BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB6D33?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB6D33: 5.35:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB6D33 a warm or cool color?

#BB6D33 is a warm color.