Information about #B15B25 color

#B15B25 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B15B25 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(177, 91, 37) — 69.4% red, 35.7% green, 14.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 34 / 55 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B15B25 presents itself as a vivid, lively orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from The Big Carrot (#BA5823). Slightly further away sit Fiery Orange (#B1592F) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 91, 37) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. #B15B25 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B15B25 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#B15B25 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B15B25

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Clove Dyed color link
Clove Dyed

#A96232

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B15B25
  • RGB177, 91, 37
  • CMYK0, 34, 55, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 91, 37)
  • HSL23°, 65%, 42%
  • HSL Precise23.143°, 65.421%, 41.961%
  • HSV23°, 79%, 69%
  • HSB23°, 79%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.145
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.357, 0.145)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.357, 0.145, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.357, 0.145)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB15B25
  • DECIMAL ID11623205
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01