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Information about #B15C15 color

#B15C15 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B15C15 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 92, 21) — 69.4% red, 36.1% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 33 / 61 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B15C15 reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Omega (#B56519). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pumpkin Skin (#B1610B) and Light Brown (#B5651D).

The recipe behind #B15C15 is rgb(177, 92, 21), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B15C15: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B15C15 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B15C15 color variations

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

#B15C15 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 #B15C15

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

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Windsor Tan color link
Windsor Tan

#A75502

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B15C15
  • RGB177, 92, 21
  • CMYK0, 33, 61, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 92, 21)
  • HSL27°, 79%, 39%
  • HSL Precise27.308°, 78.788%, 38.824%
  • HSV27°, 88%, 69%
  • HSB27°, 88%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.361, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.361, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.361, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB15C15
  • DECIMAL ID11623445
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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