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#BB804E In a Nutshell

#BB804E is a medium, moderately saturated orange named In a Nutshell. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 50.2% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(187, 128, 78)). Its HSL value is 28° hue, 44% saturation and 52% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 58% yellow and 27% black. #BB804E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.31:1.

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Variations of #BB804E

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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#BB804E 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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#BB804E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB804E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 88% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A0924F
  • Protanopia 86% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #92854A
  • Protanomaly 90% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9F854B
  • Deuteranopia 88% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A0924F
  • Deuteranomaly 91% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A88C4E
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CA7474
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C17B62
  • Achromatopsia 80% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8D8D8D
  • Achromatomaly 85% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9A8A81

#BB804E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.33:1 Poor#BB804E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.31:1 Good#BB804E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB804E in CSS

/* In a Nutshell */
.color { color: #BB804E; }
.background { background-color: #BB804E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB804E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 128 78);
color: hsl(28 44% 52%);
color: oklch(0.649 0.099 60.0);

#BB804E FAQ

What color is #BB804E?

#BB804E is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is In a Nutshell. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB804E?

#BB804E is rgb(187, 128, 78) in RGB, hsl(28, 44%, 52%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 32%, 58%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB804E?

The complementary color of #BB804E is #4E89BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB804E?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB804E: 6.31:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB804E a warm or cool color?

#BB804E is a warm color.