Ruddy Brown (#BB6528)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text

This is how text may look on this color.

Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 4.20:1 — vs black: 5.01:1

Color values

HEX #BB6528
RGB rgb(187, 101, 40)
HSL hsl(24, 64%, 44%)
CMYK cmyk( 0, 46, 79, 27 )
Websafe #CC6633

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Mood

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Style

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #BB6528 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Ruddy Brown
#BB6528 Base

#287EBB

Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Ruddy Brown
#BB6528 Base

#BB2834

#BBAF28

Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Ruddy Brown
#BB6528 Base

#28BB65

#6528BB

Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Ruddy Brown
#BB6528 Base

#28BBAF

#2834BB

Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Ruddy Brown
#BB6528 Base

#34BB28

#287EBB

#AF28BB

Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Ruddy Brown
#BB6528 Base

#3D210D

#7C431B

#995321

#D47937

#DB8C55

#E8B794

Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Ruddy Brown, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #150B04

— #361D0C

— #572F13

— #79411A

— #9A5321

Ruddy Brown #BB6528 Base

— #D67F40

— #DF9B6B

— #E8B895

— #F1D4C0

— #FBF1EA

CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #BB6528. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #BB6528;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #BB6528;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #BB6528;
}

/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #BB6528,
        #287EBB
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #BB6528,
        #287EBB
    );
}

// SCSS variable
$ruddy-brown: #BB6528;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$ruddy-brown-r: 187;
$ruddy-brown-g: 101;
$ruddy-brown-b: 40;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $ruddy-brown;
    color: rgba($ruddy-brown-r, $ruddy-brown-g, $ruddy-brown-b, 0.8);
}

Color Blindness Simulation

How Ruddy Brown appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #BB6528 How the color appears with full color vision.

Deuteranopia #86861E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.

Protanopia #73732A Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.

Tritanopia #BD6060 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.

Achromatopsia #7C7C7C Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.

Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Ruddy Brown ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Ruddy Brown #BB6528 Base

Light Brown #B5651D ΔE 2.95

Alloy Orange #C46210 ΔE 2.97

Liver (dogs) #B86D29 ΔE 3.78

Chocolate #D2691E ΔE 5.01

How to use this color

Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.