What color is #BB6B41?

#BB6B41 is a desaturated orange known as Oak Palace. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Oak Palace?

The RGB value is 187, 107, 65: 187 red, 107 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Oak Palace?

The complementary color is #4191BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB6B41?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Oak Palace color: hex code #BB6B41

#BB6B41 rgb(187, 107, 65)

Shades of brown

Oak Palace has the hex code #BB6B41. It is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 42% green and 25.5% blue (187, 107, 65).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 48% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 65% yellow and 27% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

Oak Palace (#BB6B41) color codes

HEX	`#BB6B41`
RGB	`rgb(187, 107, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 42%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 48%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 65%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 65%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.45, 28.12, 36.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.45, 46.4, 52.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.707, 21.465, 7.737)`
Decimal	`12282689`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Oak Palace, 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 #BB6B41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB6B41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #BB6B41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb6b41; }
.text { color: #bb6b41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb6b41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 107 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb6b41, #bba841); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cinnamon.

See #BB6B41 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #BB6B41?: #BB6B41 is a desaturated orange known as Oak Palace. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Oak Palace?: The RGB value is 187, 107, 65: 187 red, 107 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Oak Palace?: The complementary color is #4191BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB6B41?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.