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#BB6502 Color

#BB6502 is rgb(187, 101, 2) in RGB, hsl(32, 98%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 46%, 99%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Alloy Orange (#C46210), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.64. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB6502
HEX#BB6502
RGBrgb(187, 101, 2)
HSLhsl(32, 98%, 37%)
HSVhsv(32, 99%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 46%, 99%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(59.4% 0.142 58.1)
LABlab(52.27% 31.56 59.85)
LCHlch(52.27% 67.66 62.19)

What #BB6502 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 #BB6502, 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.

#BB6502 Channel Values

How #BB6502 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 101 · B 28-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 32° · S 98% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 32° · S 99% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 46% · Y 99% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.22:1 vs white · 4.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB6502 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.

Fails AAWhite text4.22:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB6502 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB6502

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB6502; 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 #BB6502

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 #BB6502.

How #BB6502 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#BB6502
Protanopia#797900
Protanomaly#987200
Deuteranopia#898900
Deuteranomaly#A07C00
Tritanopia#BE5F5F
Tritanomaly#BD614A
Achromatopsia#7B7B7B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB6502 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb6502: #BB6502;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB6502;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb6502': '#BB6502' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.396, blue: 0.008)
Android XML<color name="color_bb6502">#BB6502</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB6502"

More Brown Colors

#BB6502 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB6502 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB6502?

#BB6502 is a dark brown — rgb(187, 101, 2) in RGB and hsl(32, 98%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Alloy Orange (#C46210), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.64.

What is the RGB value of #BB6502?

#BB6502 is rgb(187, 101, 2) — red 187, green 101, and blue 2 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB6502?

#BB6502 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 46%, 99%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB6502 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB6502 scores 4.22:1 against white and 4.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB6502 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB6502 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 9.12, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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