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#BB660C Color

#BB660C is rgb(187, 102, 12) in RGB, hsl(31, 88%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 45%, 94%, 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 5.77. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB660C
HEX#BB660C
RGBrgb(187, 102, 12)
HSLhsl(31, 88%, 39%)
HSVhsv(31, 94%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 45%, 94%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(59.6% 0.139 57.8)
LABlab(52.51% 31.14 57.98)
LCHlch(52.51% 65.81 61.76)

What #BB660C 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 #BB660C, 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.

#BB660C Channel Values

How #BB660C 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 102 · B 128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 31° · S 88% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 31° · S 94% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 45% · Y 94% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.18:1 vs white · 5.02:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB660C 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 text4.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.02:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB660C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB660C; 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 #BB660C

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #BB660C.

How #BB660C 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#BB660C
Protanopia#7A7A07
Protanomaly#987309
Deuteranopia#8A8A00
Deuteranomaly#A07D00
Tritanopia#BE6060
Tritanomaly#BD624C
Achromatopsia#7C7C7C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB660C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb660c: #BB660C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB660C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb660c': '#BB660C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.400, blue: 0.047)
Android XML<color name="color_bb660c">#BB660C</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB660C"

More Brown Colors

#BB660C sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB660C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB660C?

#BB660C is a dark brown — rgb(187, 102, 12) in RGB and hsl(31, 88%, 39%) 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 5.77.

What is the RGB value of #BB660C?

#BB660C is rgb(187, 102, 12) — red 187, green 102, and blue 12 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB660C?

#BB660C converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 45%, 94%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB660C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB660C scores 4.18:1 against white and 5.02:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB660C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB660C 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 9.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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