Information about #B5502C color

#B5502C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B5502C falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(181, 80, 44) — 71% red, 31.4% green, 17.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 40 / 54 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B5502C reads as a energetic, saturated orange and feels open and friendly. 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 hair away from Birch Brown (#B14A30). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Red Stage (#AD522E) and Mexican Wave (#B64A32).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(181, 80, 44)), which gives #B5502C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B5502C: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B5502C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B5502C color variations

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

#B5502C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B5502C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B5502C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B5502C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B5502C 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B5502C

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

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Rose Of Sharon color link
Rose Of Sharon

#AC512D

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Berry High Life color link
Berry High Life

#BE4D27

The Big Carrot color link
The Big Carrot

#BA5823

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

#B5502C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B5502C
  • RGB181, 80, 44
  • CMYK0, 40, 54, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 80, 44)
  • HSL16°, 61%, 44%
  • HSL Precise15.766°, 60.889%, 44.118%
  • HSV16°, 76%, 71%
  • HSB16°, 76%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.314
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.173
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.314, 0.173)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.314, 0.173, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.314, 0.173)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB17.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB5502C
  • DECIMAL ID11882540
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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