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#BB7354 Color

#BB7354 is rgb(187, 115, 84) in RGB, hsl(18, 43%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 39%, 55%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB7354
HEX#BB7354
RGBrgb(187, 115, 84)
HSLhsl(18, 43%, 53%)
HSVhsv(18, 55%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 39%, 55%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(62.6% 0.101 43.8)
LABlab(55.97% 26.84 29.65)
LCHlch(55.97% 39.99 47.85)

What #BB7354 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 #BB7354, 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 orange in the library.

#BB7354 Channel Values

How #BB7354 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 115 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 18° · S 43% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 18° · S 55% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 39% · Y 55% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.69:1 vs white · 5.69:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB7354 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 text3.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.69:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #BB7354

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB7354; 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 #BB7354

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

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How #BB7354 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#BB7354
Protanopia#838353
Protanomaly#9D7D54
Deuteranopia#909050
Deuteranomaly#A38551
Tritanopia#BD7070
Tritanomaly#BC7166
Achromatopsia#858585

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB7354 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb7354: #BB7354;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB7354;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb7354': '#BB7354' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.451, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_bb7354">#BB7354</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB7354"

More Orange Colors

#BB7354 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB7354 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB7354?

#BB7354 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(187, 115, 84) in RGB and hsl(18, 43%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.98.

What is the RGB value of #BB7354?

#BB7354 is rgb(187, 115, 84) — red 187, green 115, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB7354?

#BB7354 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 39%, 55%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB7354 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB7354 scores 3.69:1 against white and 5.69:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB7354 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB7354 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 14.08, which is visibly different.

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