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#BB852F Gothic Gold

#BB852F is a medium, moderately saturated orange named Gothic Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 52.2% green and 18.4% blue (rgb(187, 133, 47)). Its HSL value is 37° hue, 60% saturation and 46% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 75% yellow and 27% black. #BB852F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.51:1.

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Variations of #BB852F

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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#BB852F 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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#BB852F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB852F appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 90% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A59432
  • Protanopia 88% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #998723
  • Protanomaly 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A38827
  • Deuteranopia 90% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A59432
  • Deuteranomaly 93% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #AC8F30
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #CC7774
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C27F57
  • Achromatopsia 76% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 81% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9C8D7F

#BB852F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.23:1 Poor#BB852F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.51:1 Good#BB852F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB852F in CSS

/* Gothic Gold */
.color { color: #BB852F; }
.background { background-color: #BB852F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB852F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 133 47);
color: hsl(37 60% 46%);
color: oklch(0.655 0.119 75.0);

#BB852F FAQ

What color is #BB852F?

#BB852F is a medium, moderately saturated orange. Its closest named color is Gothic Gold. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB852F?

#BB852F is rgb(187, 133, 47) in RGB, hsl(37, 60%, 46%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 29%, 75%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB852F?

The complementary color of #BB852F is #2F65BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB852F?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB852F: 6.51:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB852F a warm or cool color?

#BB852F is a warm color.