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#BB655A

#BB655A is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Redwood. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 39.6% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 7°, with 42% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #BB655A as they’d see it.

Typical vision#BB655A
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #BB655A?

#BB655A is a mid-tone, muted red, close to the color Redwood. In RGB it’s made of 73.3% red, 39.6% green, and 35.3% blue. Its hue is 7°, with 42% saturation and 54% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #BB655A in RGB?

#BB655A is rgb(187, 101, 90): 187 red, 101 green, and 90 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #BB655A in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(0, 46, 52, 27). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #BB655A?

PANTONE 7522 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #BB655A?

Its complement #008B98 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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