#BB715BSpiced (#BB715B) is a mid-tone, soft red with an OKLCH hue of 37°, lightness 0.62 and chroma 0.1. 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 | #BB715B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 113, 91) |
| HSL | hsl(14, 41%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(14, 51%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 40%, 51%, 27%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(55.2 26.9 24.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.624 0.100 37) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Spiced shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#bd6d54 — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#bf7158 — ΔE 0.8, is virtually unchanged#bb715b — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#bb725d — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedTest Spiced 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 3.73:1 and against black 5.63:1, 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.
#ffd4c8 · #e8a490 · #bb715b · #9b5743 · #713725 · #4a1708
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.
#cda476 · #c58a65 · #bb715b · #a55f5d · #8d4f5d · #73415a
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.
#b2a582 · #bb715b · #945846 · #614b00 · #552213 · #251a00
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.
#ffebe5 · #6ed1ec · #bb715b · #77625b · #633e33 · #3c2620
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e8f4f8 · #af9f9a · #bb715b · #666f71 · #382925 · #000102
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.
#e7f5f9 · #bdcdd2 · #90a2a8 · #132c33 · #000a0f · #bb715b
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ddf7ff · #65afc4 · #bb715b · #007a91 · #00333f · #160100
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ddf7ff · #63b3ab · #bb715b · #3871a4 · #003532 · #000514
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e2f8ea · #78b28f · #bb715b · #5f66a6 · #242756 · #000501
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ecf6e1 · #95ac76 · #bb715b · #007a91 · #381f4d · #000407
#C88672 · #D59A89 · #E2AFA0 · #EFC4B7 · #FBDAD0
#9D5B47 · #804634 · #643122 · #491E11 · #300B03
#B17765 · #A77C6F · #9C8078
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.