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#bb6049 color: Flame Pea

#bb6049 is rgb(187, 96, 73) in RGB and oklch(59.209% 0.1228 35.241) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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12°
100%

59.2%
0.123
35°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • amber-700
  • Black 27%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.30:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.88:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #bb6049

#bb6049 is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.2% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 35°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.3:1 contrast and black text 4.88:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Flame Pea (#be5c48). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #bb6049 mixed with white

  1. bb6049
  2. c3705b
  3. cb806c
  4. d3907e
  5. da9f90
  6. e1afa2
  7. e7bfb4
  8. eecfc7
  9. f4dfd9
  10. faefec

Darker: #bb6049 mixed with black

  1. bb6049
  2. a2523e
  3. 8a4534
  4. 73382a
  5. 5c2c20
  6. 462017
  7. 32150e
  8. 1f0a06
  9. 0d0302
  10. 020000

Calmer: #bb6049 with less saturation

  1. bb6049
  2. b6644f
  3. b06755
  4. ab6b5a
  5. a56e60
  6. 9f7165
  7. 99746a
  8. 92776f
  9. 8c7974
  10. 857b79

Questions about #bb6049

What color is #bb6049?

#bb6049 is soft brown. The closest named color is Flame Pea. In RGB it is rgb(187, 96, 73), in HSL hsl(12.11, 45.6%, 50.98%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.209% 0.1228 35.241).

What colors go well with #bb6049?

The complementary color of #bb6049 is #008fab. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b95c74 and #af6c1b. The triadic partners are #31935d and #6a76c6.

Is white or black text more readable on #bb6049?

White text reads better on #bb6049: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and black gives 4.88:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #bb6049 a warm or cool color?

#bb6049 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 35 degrees, its lightness 59.2% and its chroma 0.123.