Information about #B85523 color

#B85523 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B85523 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(184, 85, 35) — 72.2% red, 33.3% green, 13.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 39 / 58 / 28. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B85523 presents itself as a vivid, lively orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from The Big Carrot (#BA5823). Slightly further away sit Berry High Life (#BE4D27) and Cattail (#B64925).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(184, 85, 35)), which gives #B85523 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. #B85523 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B85523 color variations

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

#B85523 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B85523 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B85523 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B85523 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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#B85523 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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#233CB8
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#23B89F
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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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#B8233C
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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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#23B855
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#5523B8
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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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#87B823
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#5523B8
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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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#3CB823
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#2387B8
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#9F23B8
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Nearest named colors to #B85523

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

The Big Carrot color link
The Big Carrot

#BA5823

Berry High Life color link
Berry High Life

#BE4D27

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

Rose Of Sharon color link
Rose Of Sharon

#AC512D

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

#B85523 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B85523
  • RGB184, 85, 35
  • CMYK0, 39, 58, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 85, 35)
  • HSL20°, 68%, 43%
  • HSL Precise20.134°, 68.037%, 42.941%
  • HSV20°, 81%, 72%
  • HSB20°, 81%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.137
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.333, 0.137)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.333, 0.137, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.333, 0.137)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB13.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB85523
  • DECIMAL ID12080419
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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