What color is #BB8022?

#BB8022 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Gothic Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8022?

The RGB value is 187, 128, 34: 187 red, 128 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8022?

The complementary color is #225DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8022?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8022 color

#BB8022 rgb(187, 128, 34)

Shades of brown

The hex color #BB8022 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 50.2% green and 13.3% blue (187, 128, 34).

Its hue angle is 37°, with 69% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 32% magenta, 82% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Gothic Gold (#BB852F), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#BB8022 color codes

HEX	`#BB8022`
RGB	`rgb(187, 128, 34)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 50.2%, 13.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(37, 69%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(37, 82%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 32%, 82%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.15, 15.06, 55.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.15, 57.96, 74.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.504, 26.121, 5.054)`
Decimal	`12288034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8022, 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 #BB8022	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB8022 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #BB8022 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8022; }
.text { color: #bb8022; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8022; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 128 34 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8022, #a9bb22); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #BB8022?: #BB8022 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Gothic Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8022?: The RGB value is 187, 128, 34: 187 red, 128 green and 34 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8022?: The complementary color is #225DBB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8022?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.