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#BB976E closest to Cardboard

#BB976E is a light, muted orange; the closest named color is Cardboard. In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 59.2% green and 43.1% blue (rgb(187, 151, 110)). Its HSL value is 32° hue, 36% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 41% yellow and 27% black. #BB976E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 7.76:1.

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Variations of #BB976E

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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#BB976E 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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#BB976E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #BB976E appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 93% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #ACA16F
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A4986B
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #AB996C
  • Deuteranopia 93% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ACA16F
  • Deuteranomaly 95% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B09D6E
  • Tritanopia 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C78E8C
  • Tritanomaly 95% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C0947D
  • Achromatopsia 86% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #9D9D9D
  • Achromatomaly 89% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #A59C93

#BB976E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.70:1 Very poor#BB976E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
7.76:1 Very good#BB976E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#BB976E in CSS

/* Cardboard */
.color { color: #BB976E; }
.background { background-color: #BB976E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #BB976E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(187 151 110);
color: hsl(32 36% 58%);
color: oklch(0.700 0.070 69.9);

#BB976E FAQ

What color is #BB976E?

#BB976E is a light, muted orange. Its closest named color is Cardboard. It belongs to the orange color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #BB976E?

#BB976E is rgb(187, 151, 110) in RGB, hsl(32, 36%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 19%, 41%, 27%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #BB976E?

The complementary color of #BB976E is #6E92BB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #BB976E?

Black text has the best contrast on #BB976E: 7.76:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #BB976E a warm or cool color?

#BB976E is a warm color.