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#BB7431 Meteor

#BB7431 is a medium, moderately saturated orange named Meteor. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 45.5% green and 19.2% blue (rgb(187, 116, 49)). Its HSL value is 29° hue, 58% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 74% yellow and 27% black. #BB7431 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.66:1.

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#BB7431 color conversion

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Variations of #BB7431

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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#BB7431 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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#BB7431 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB7431 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 85% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9B8B32
  • Protanopia 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #8A7B29
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9A7B2B
  • Deuteranopia 85% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9B8B32
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A48330
  • Tritanopia 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CC6466
  • Tritanomaly 92% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C26E4E
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #858585
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #958176

#BB7431 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.71:1 Poor#BB7431 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.66:1 Good#BB7431 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB7431 in CSS

/* Meteor */
.color { color: #BB7431; }
.background { background-color: #BB7431; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB7431; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 116 49);
color: hsl(29 58% 46%);
color: oklch(0.623 0.120 60.5);

#BB7431 FAQ

What color is #BB7431?

#BB7431 is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Meteor. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB7431?

#BB7431 is rgb(187, 116, 49) in RGB, hsl(29, 58%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 38%, 74%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB7431?

The complementary color of #BB7431 is #3178BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB7431?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB7431: 5.66:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB7431 a warm or cool color?

#BB7431 is a warm color.