Colour
#BB9966
- #BB9966
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Burlywood
#BB9966 is a orange with RGB values 187, 153, 102 and HSL 36°, 38%, 57%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Burlywood.
Colour values
#BB9966#BB9966
HEX#BB9966
HEX (short)#B96
RGBrgb(187, 153, 102)
RGB (0–1)0.7333, 0.6, 0.4
RGB percentages73.3%, 60%, 40%
HSLhsl(36, 38.5%, 56.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(36, 45.5%, 73.3%)
CMYK0%, 18.2%, 45.5%, 26.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer12,294,502
CSS custom property--colour: #BB9966;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34307WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness159.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.86:1
Contrast with white2.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D
Inverted#446699
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6688BB
Analogous#BB6F66, #B3BB66
Triadic#66BB99, #9966BB
Split complementary#66B3BB, #6E66BB
Tetradic#66BB6F, #6688BB, #BB66B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R187
G153
B102
Red187 (73.3%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue102 (40%)
Hue36°
Saturation (HSL)38.46%
Lightness56.67%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR BB · G 99 · B 66
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