BB755C

#BB755C closest to Spiced

#BB755C is a medium, moderately saturated orange; the closest named color is Spiced. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 45.9% green and 36.1% blue (rgb(187, 117, 92)). Its HSL value is 16° hue, 41% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 51% yellow and 27% black. #BB755C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 5.81:1.

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Variations of #BB755C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#BB755C 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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#BB755C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB755C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 84% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #978C5B
  • Protanopia 82% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #877E5A
  • Protanomaly 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #987D5A
  • Deuteranopia 84% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #978C5B
  • Deuteranomaly 89% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A2855B
  • Tritanopia 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CA696F
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C17065
  • Achromatopsia 81% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #878787
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #96827E

#BB755C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.61:1 Poor#BB755C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
5.81:1 Good#BB755C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB755C in CSS

/* Spiced */
.color { color: #BB755C; }
.background { background-color: #BB755C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB755C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 117 92);
color: hsl(16 41% 55%);
color: oklch(0.631 0.096 40.4);

#BB755C FAQ

What color is #BB755C?

#BB755C is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Spiced. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB755C?

#BB755C is rgb(187, 117, 92) in RGB, hsl(16, 41%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 37%, 51%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB755C?

The complementary color of #BB755C is #5CA2BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB755C?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB755C: 5.81:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB755C a warm or cool color?

#BB755C is a warm color.