Skip to content

#BB7F54 Color

#BB7F54 is rgb(187, 127, 84) in RGB, hsl(25, 43%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 32%, 55%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Bronze (#A97142), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#BB7F54
HEX#BB7F54
RGBrgb(187, 127, 84)
HSLhsl(25, 43%, 53%)
HSVhsv(25, 55%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 32%, 55%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(64.8% 0.095 55.8)
LABlab(58.80% 20.53 33.11)
LCHlch(58.80% 38.96 58.19)

What #BB7F54 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 #BB7F54, 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.

#BB7F54 Channel Values

How #BB7F54 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 127 · B 848-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 25° · S 43% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 25° · S 55% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 32% · Y 55% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.35:1 vs white · 6.28:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #BB7F54 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 text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #BB7F54 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #BB7F54

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #BB7F54; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #BB7F54

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 #BB7F54.

How #BB7F54 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#BB7F54
Protanopia#8C8C53
Protanomaly#A18754
Deuteranopia#969650
Deuteranomaly#A68E52
Tritanopia#BE7B7B
Tritanomaly#BD7C6D
Achromatopsia#8C8C8C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #BB7F54 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-bb7f54: #BB7F54;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #BB7F54;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-bb7f54': '#BB7F54' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.733, green: 0.498, blue: 0.329)
Android XML<color name="color_bb7f54">#BB7F54</color>
SVG fillfill="#BB7F54"

More Orange Colors

#BB7F54 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#BB7F54 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #BB7F54?

#BB7F54 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(187, 127, 84) in RGB and hsl(25, 43%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Bronze (#A97142), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.34.

What is the RGB value of #BB7F54?

#BB7F54 is rgb(187, 127, 84) — red 187, green 127, and blue 84 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #BB7F54?

#BB7F54 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 32%, 55%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #BB7F54 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #BB7F54 scores 3.35:1 against white and 6.28:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #BB7F54 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #BB7F54 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 darksalmon (#E9967A) at a CIE76 distance of 15.55, which is visibly different.

Open #BB7F54 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every orange in the color library, the guide to shades of orange, or the full color library.