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#BB4C07 Color

#BB4C07 is rgb(187, 76, 7) in RGB, hsl(23, 93%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 59%, 96%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rust (#B7410E), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB4C07
HEX#BB4C07
RGBrgb(187, 76, 7)
HSLhsl(23, 93%, 38%)
HSVhsv(23, 96%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 59%, 96%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(55.6% 0.158 44.2)
LABlab(47.30% 43.76 56.03)
LCHlch(47.30% 71.09 52.01)

What #BB4C07 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 #BB4C07, 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.

#BB4C07 Channel Values

How #BB4C07 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 76 · B 78-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 23° · S 93% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 23° · S 96% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 59% · Y 96% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.06:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB4C07 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 text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB4C07

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB4C07; 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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Tints & Shades of #BB4C07

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.

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How #BB4C07 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#BB4C07
Protanopia#6A6A01
Protanomaly#926003
Deuteranopia#7F7F00
Deuteranomaly#9B6E00
Tritanopia#BC4747
Tritanomaly#BC4938
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB4C07 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb4c07: #BB4C07;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB4C07;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb4c07': '#BB4C07' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.298, blue: 0.027)
Android XML<color name="color_bb4c07">#BB4C07</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB4C07"

More Brown Colors

#BB4C07 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB4C07 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB4C07?

#BB4C07 is a dark brown — rgb(187, 76, 7) in RGB and hsl(23, 93%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rust (#B7410E), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #BB4C07?

#BB4C07 is rgb(187, 76, 7) — red 187, green 76, and blue 7 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB4C07?

#BB4C07 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 59%, 96%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB4C07 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #BB4C07 scores 5.06:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB4C07 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB4C07 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 10.48, which is visibly different.

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