#BB7777Nipple (#BB7777) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 20°, lightness 0.64 and chroma 0.086. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #BB7777 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 119, 119) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 33%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 36%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 36%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(57.2 26.6 11.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.641 0.086 20) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Nipple shifts subtly: leans toward orange; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.3), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#be736f — ΔE 1.3, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#bf7774 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward orange#bb7777 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bb7879 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Nipple 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 3.49:1 and against black 6.02:1, so black 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.
#ffdbda · #e9aaa9 · #bb7777 · #9b5d5e · #723c3d · #4b1e1f
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.
#d5a68b · #c98e7e · #bb7777 · #a26675 · #895871 · #6e4a69
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.
#bda78e · #bb7777 · #955d5d · #704a11 · #562829 · #2d1b03
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.
#7cd5da · #bb7777 · #7a6666 · #654343 · #442828 · #221011
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e9f4f5 · #b3a4a3 · #bb7777 · #6c7474 · #392b2b · #000101
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.
#e8f5f5 · #bdcdcd · #8fa0a1 · #102829 · #000607 · #bb7777
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#dff7f8 · #72b5b9 · #bb7777 · #1e8185 · #003739 · #0d0001
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#dff7f8 · #7cb6a1 · #bb7777 · #337b9a · #00392a · #00050c
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e9f6e6 · #92b38a · #bb7777 · #5472a4 · #182e53 · #000200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f2f4e0 · #aaac7a · #bb7777 · #1e8185 · #2f2851 · #000203
#C88A8A · #D59E9D · #E1B2B1 · #EDC6C5 · #F9DBDA
#9C6060 · #7F4A4A · #633435 · #482021 · #2E0D0F
#B27C7C · #A98180 · #9F8585
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.