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#BB690D — Vivid Orange

#BB690D 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 #BB690D 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.

#BB690D 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 #0D5EBA; it also sits naturally between #BA130D and #B4BA0D. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#BB690D · RGB 187, 105, 13

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Color values

HEX#BB690D
RGB187, 105, 13
HSL32°, 87%, 39%
HSV32°, 93%, 73%
CMYK0%, 44%, 93%, 27%
XYZ25.62, 20.70, 3.03
Yxy20.70, 0.5192, 0.4195
CIE-Lab52.62, 27.22, 57.73
Hunter Lab45.49, 23.70, 26.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 41% · Blue 5%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 44% · Yellow 93% · Key 27%

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

Previews

Sample text in #BB690D on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #BB690D on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #BB690D

.text { color: #BB690D; }
.background { background-color: #BB690D; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB690D; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 105, 13); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(32, 87%, 39%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB690D; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 105, 13, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB690D; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 105, 13, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB690D">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB690D">Div content here</div>

Shades of #BB690D

#AC610C#99560B#8A4E0A#774308#693B07#563106#482805#341E04#261603#130B01

Tints of #BB690D

#D7790F#EE8711#F0952D#F2A44A#F4B266#F6BE7E#F8CD9B#FADBB7#FCE7CF#FEF5EC

Tones of #BB690D

#AE6819#A16826#956732#88663F#7C654B#6F6458

Color harmonies

Complementary — #0D5EBA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text4.09:1 AA large only
Against black text5.14:1 AA

Best text color on #BB690D: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BB690D

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 #BB690D: ·

How #BB690D looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #979723Deuteranopia · #9CA229Tritanopia · #B73539

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 #BB690D 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
Dusty Ruby Bloom
#CC4AE0 · #D71C85 · #F0504E · #B87415

Similar colors

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

#B6660D#B56314#B36915#B76818#BB6E1A#B87415#C3681A#AC6A19#C3661F#CE6314#C86A1E#B6771D

Browse neighbouring colors

← #BB690C  ·  #BB690E →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB690D?

#BB690D is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 187, 105, 13). Its closest standard named color is Chocolate.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB690D?

#BB690D is RGB 187, 105, 13 — HSL 32°, 87%, 39% — CMYK 0%, 44%, 93%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB690D?

Its complement is #0D5EBA; analogous partners are #BA130D and #B4BA0D. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB690D for text?

Black text on #BB690D has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.09:1.