What color is #BB8246?

#BB8246 is a desaturated orange known as Arrakis Spice. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Arrakis Spice?

The RGB value is 187, 130, 70: 187 red, 130 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Arrakis Spice?

The complementary color is #467FBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8246?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Arrakis Spice color: hex code #BB8246

#BB8246 rgb(187, 130, 70)

Shades of brown

Arrakis Spice has the hex code #BB8246. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 51% green and 27.5% blue (187, 130, 70).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 46% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 63% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

Arrakis Spice (#BB8246) color codes

HEX	`#BB8246`
RGB	`rgb(187, 130, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 51%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 46%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 63%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 63%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.95, 15.79, 40.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.95, 43.66, 68.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.584, 26.975, 9.442)`
Decimal	`12288582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Arrakis Spice, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #BB8246	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB8246 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #BB8246 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8246; }
.text { color: #bb8246; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8246; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 130 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8246, #b9bb46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Peru.

See #BB8246 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB8246?: #BB8246 is a desaturated orange known as Arrakis Spice. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Arrakis Spice?: The RGB value is 187, 130, 70: 187 red, 130 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Arrakis Spice?: The complementary color is #467FBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8246?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.