Information about #BB3804 color

#BB3804 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BB3804 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 56, 4) — 73.3% red, 22% green, 1.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 51 / 72 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A intensely saturated orange, #BB3804 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Lemon Iced Tea (#BD3000). Slightly further away sit Mahogany (#C04000) and Terlingua Orange (#C13C0F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(187, 56, 4)), which gives #BB3804 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.7:1. #BB3804 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BB3804 color variations

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

#BB3804 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 #BB3804

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB3804
  • RGB187, 56, 4
  • CMYK0, 51, 72, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 56, 4)
  • HSL17°, 96%, 37%
  • HSL Precise17.049°, 95.812%, 37.451%
  • HSV17°, 98%, 73%
  • HSB17°, 98%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.220
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.220, 0.016)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.220, 0.016, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.220, 0.016)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB22%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBB3804
  • DECIMAL ID12269572
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01