All About Color #BB5B2A

#BB5B2A

About #BB5B2A

#BB5B2A is a medium orange color with the hex code #BB5B2A. In RGB it is red 187, green 91, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 20°, saturation 63%, lightness 45%; in CMYK it is 0%, 51%, 78%, 27%. Its contrast ratio is 4.52:1 on white and 4.64:1 on black.

#BB5B2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletBB, 5B, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 51.34%, 77.54%, 26.67%
RGB Decimal187, 91, 42
HSL20°, 63%, 45%
RGB Octal273, 133, 52
HSV (HSB)20.28°, 77.54%, 73.33%
RGB Binary10111011, 1011011, 101010
CIE-L*AB49.75, 35.44, 44.70
RGB Percent73.33%, 35.69%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH49.75, 57.05, 51.59
XYZ24.65, 18.21, 4.41
CIE-L*UV49.75, 77.07, 37.92
xyY0.52, 0.39, 18.21
Hunter-Lab42.68, 28.42, 23.75
RYB73.33%, 45.49%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#BB5B2A on a dark background: contrast 4.64:1, passes WCAG AA.
#BB5B2A on a light background: contrast 4.52:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #BB5B2A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#BB5B2A · #DC8D65 · #703619 · #2A8BBB · #65B4DC

Analogous palette

#BB2A8B · #BB2A43 · #BB5B2A · #BBA32A · #8BBB2A

Triadic palette

#BB5B2A · #2ABB5B · #5B2ABB · #DC8D65 · #65DC8D

Tetradic palette

#BB5B2A · #43BB2A · #2A8BBB · #A32ABB · #703619

Monochromatic palette

#3E1E0E · #7D3C1C · #BB5B2A · #D98459 · #E7B297

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