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#BB660C — Vivid Orange

#BB660C is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color Chocolate (#D2691E). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: chocolate (#D2691E) — not an exact match. CSS chocolate gives you #D2691E, a different color; use #BB660C when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#BB660C is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0C61BB; it also sits naturally between #BB0F0C and #B8BB0C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB660C · RGB 187, 102, 12

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Color values

HEX#BB660C
RGB187, 102, 12
HSL31°, 88%, 39%
HSV31°, 94%, 73%
CMYK0%, 45%, 94%, 27%
XYZ25.31, 20.09, 2.89
Yxy20.09, 0.5241, 0.4160
CIE-Lab51.94, 28.82, 57.47
Hunter Lab44.83, 25.13, 26.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 40% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 45% · Yellow 94% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #BB660C on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB660C on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB660C

.text { color: #BB660C; }
.background { background-color: #BB660C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB660C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 102, 12); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(31, 88%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB660C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 102, 12, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB660C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 102, 12, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB660C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB660C">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB660C

#AD5E0B#99540A#8B4C09#784208#693A07#562F06#482705#351D03#261502#130A01

Tints of #BB660C

#D8760E#F0830F#F2922C#F3A149#F5B066#F7BC7E#F9CB9A#FADAB7#FCE6CF#FEF5EC

Tones of #BB660C

#AE6619#A26625#956532#89653E#7C644B#706457

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0C61BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.18:1 AA large only
Against black text5.02:1 AA

Best text color on #BB660C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB660C

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #BB660C: ·

How #BB660C looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #969522Deuteranopia · #9BA227Tritanopia · #B73337

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind amber 600 · #D97706Tailwind yellow 600 · #CA8A04Tailwind orange 600 · #EA580C

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB660C rather than the exact color:

Amber Bloom
#B6660D · #F8C11F · #E9CD5C · #F4EBAB
Cosmic Ruby Meadow
#B56314 · #CAB31E · #BFE34A · #85EF42
Hidden Cinder
#8E1A60 · #7A1519 · #B36915 · #ABB91F
Tender Aurora
#B76818 · #ECC673 · #388EE4 · #96B4EA
Tranquil Ruby Orchard
#BB6E1A · #B3B011 · #659D1E · #2DAF1E
Mellow Opal
#C01F9F · #D31233 · #C3681A · #D4E41F

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#B6660D#B56314#B36915#B76818#BB6E1A#C3681A#B87415#AC6A19#C3661F#CE6314#CD5C08#AD5D19

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB660B  ·  #BB660D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB660C?

#BB660C is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 187, 102, 12). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB660C?

#BB660C is RGB 187, 102, 12 — HSL 31°, 88%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 45%, 94%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB660C?

Its complement is #0C61BB; analogous partners are #BB0F0C and #B8BB0C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB660C for text?

Black text on #BB660C has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.18:1.