#BB4400Bolognese (#BB4400) is a mid-tone, saturated red with an OKLCH hue of 42°, lightness 0.55 and chroma 0.166. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as an accent color: strong in focal moments, dominant over large fields.
| HEX | #BB4400 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 68, 0) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 100%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 100%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 64%, 100%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(45.2 45.7 56.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.545 0.166 42) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Bolognese shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.7), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bc4000 — ΔE 0.7, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#be4300 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#bb4400 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bc4501 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Bolognese in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.33:1 and against black 3.94:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffb091 · #e77d54 · #bb4400 · #923300 · #5e1d00 · #2f0800
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#c38624 · #c06700 · #bb4400 · #a42f2e · #8a203d · #6d1543
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#cda900 · #9e8d50 · #bb4400 · #8e3100 · #642000 · #291f00
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#09d1ff · #ac8779 · #bb4400 · #7a3e26 · #56230d · #2f0e03
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e2f6fd · #9d857b · #bb4400 · #4c595e · #341d14 · #000306
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e7f4f9 · #beced3 · #91a3a9 · #162e36 · #000b12 · #bb4400
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d9d9b4 · #31aae2 · #ae7184 · #bb4400 · #4c5788 · #01082e
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dff6ff · #009f9b · #bb4400 · #00579f · #002a29 · #000619
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d5fde7 · #1ea371 · #bb4400 · #4c42ae · #1f0963 · #000602
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6f9d7 · #6c9b3f · #bb4400 · #006178 · #380050 · #00050a
#CB6237 · #DB7E5A · #EA997B · #F8B59B · #FFD2C2
#9C3700 · #7E2A00 · #611E00 · #461300 · #2D0700
#AD522C · #9E5C42 · #8F6555
Its chroma is high enough to carry accents, calls to action, and focal moments; large fields of it will dominate a composition. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.