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#BB715B Spiced

#BB715B is a medium, moderately saturated red named Spiced. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 44.3% green and 35.7% blue (rgb(187, 113, 91)). Its HSL value is 14° hue, 41% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 51% yellow and 27% black. #BB715B is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.63:1.

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Variations of #BB715B

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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#BB715B 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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#BB715B for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB715B 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 #958A5A
  • Protanopia 81% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #837B59
  • Protanomaly 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #957A59
  • Deuteranopia 82% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #958A5A
  • Deuteranomaly 88% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A1825A
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CA656B
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C16C63
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #848484
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #94807B

#BB715B contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.73:1 Poor#BB715B text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.63:1 Good#BB715B text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB715B in CSS

/* Spiced */
.color { color: #BB715B; }
.background { background-color: #BB715B; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB715B; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 113 91);
color: hsl(14 41% 55%);
color: oklch(0.624 0.100 37.3);

#BB715B FAQ

What color is #BB715B?

#BB715B is a medium, moderately saturated red. Its closest named color is Spiced. It belongs to the red color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB715B?

#BB715B is rgb(187, 113, 91) in RGB, hsl(14, 41%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 40%, 51%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB715B?

The complementary color of #BB715B is #5BA5BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB715B?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB715B: 5.63:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB715B a warm or cool color?

#BB715B is a warm color.