Information about #B55C17 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#B55C17 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 92, 23) — 71% red, 36.1% green, 9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 35 / 62 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B55C17 presents itself as a vivid, lively orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Omega (#B56519). Slightly further away sit Light Brown (#B5651D) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 92, 23) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B55C17: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. No one has named #B55C17 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B55C17 color variations

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

#B55C17 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B55C17 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B55C17 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B55C17 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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#B55C17 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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#AA17B5
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Nearest named colors to #B55C17

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

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

The Big Carrot color link
The Big Carrot

#BA5823

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Orangish Brown color link
Orangish Brown

#B25F03

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Orangey Brown color link
Orangey Brown

#B16002

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

#B55C17 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B55C17
  • RGB181, 92, 23
  • CMYK0, 35, 62, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 92, 23)
  • HSL26°, 77%, 40%
  • HSL Precise26.203°, 77.451%, 40%
  • HSV26°, 87%, 71%
  • HSB26°, 87%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.361, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.361, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.361, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB55C17
  • DECIMAL ID11885591
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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