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#BB430C Color

#BB430C is rgb(187, 67, 12) in RGB, hsl(19, 88%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 64%, 94%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.02. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB430C
HEX#BB430C
RGBrgb(187, 67, 12)
HSLhsl(19, 88%, 39%)
HSVhsv(19, 94%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 64%, 94%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(54.4% 0.165 40)
LABlab(45.77% 47.74 53.93)
LCHlch(45.77% 72.02 48.48)

What #BB430C Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #BB430C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#BB430C Channel Values

How #BB430C breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 187 · G 67 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 19° · S 88% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 19° · S 94% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 64% · Y 94% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.36:1 vs white · 3.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB430C background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.36:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB430C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB430C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB430C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #BB430C

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB430C.

How #BB430C Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#BB430C
Protanopia#656506
Protanomaly#905A08
Deuteranopia#7C7C00
Deuteranomaly#996A00
Tritanopia#BC3F3F
Tritanomaly#BC4131
Achromatopsia#6B6B6B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB430C in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-bb430c: #BB430C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB430C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb430c': '#BB430C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.263, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_bb430c">#BB430C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB430C"

More Brown Colors

#BB430C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB430C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB430C?

#BB430C is a dark brown — rgb(187, 67, 12) in RGB and hsl(19, 88%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.02.

What is the RGB value of #BB430C?

#BB430C is rgb(187, 67, 12) — red 187, green 67, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB430C?

#BB430C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 64%, 94%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB430C be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BB430C scores 5.36:1 against white and 3.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB430C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB430C is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 14.26, which is visibly different.

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