What color is #BB8811?

#BB8811 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Dark Goldenrod. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #BB8811?

The RGB value is 187, 136, 17: 187 red, 136 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #BB8811?

The complementary color is #1144BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #BB8811?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#BB8811 color

#BB8811 rgb(187, 136, 17)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #BB8811 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 73.3% red, 53.3% green and 6.7% blue (187, 136, 17).

Its hue angle is 42°, with 83% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 91% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Dark Goldenrod (#B8860B), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.64:1).

#BB8811 color codes

HEX	`#BB8811`
RGB	`rgb(187, 136, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(73.3%, 53.3%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(42, 83%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(42, 91%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 91%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.08, 10.21, 62.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.08, 63.23, 80.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.401, 28.216, 4.428)`
Decimal	`12290065`
Short hex	`#B81`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #BB8811, 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 #BB8811	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#BB8811 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.64:1	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 #BB8811 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #bb8811; }
.text { color: #bb8811; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb8811; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(187 136 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #bb8811, #99bb11); }

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Questions

What color is #BB8811?: #BB8811 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Dark Goldenrod. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #BB8811?: The RGB value is 187, 136, 17: 187 red, 136 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #BB8811?: The complementary color is #1144BB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #BB8811?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.64:1 and white text 3.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.