Information about #BB5502 color

#BB5502 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BB5502 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 85, 2) — 73.3% red, 33.3% green, 0.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 40 / 73 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BB5502 reads as a intensely saturated warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Burnt Siena (#B75203). Slightly further away sit Rust Orange (#C45508) and Orangish Brown (#B25F03).

The recipe behind #BB5502 is rgb(187, 85, 2), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BB5502: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. No one has named #BB5502 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BB5502 color variations

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

#BB5502 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB5502 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB5502 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#AA652C

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Grey

#808080

#BB5502 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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#BB5502 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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#020BBB
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#02BBB2
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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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#BB020B
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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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#02BB55
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#5502BB
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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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#68BB02
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#0268BB
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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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#0BBB02
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#0268BB
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#B202BB
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Nearest named colors to #BB5502

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

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Orangish Brown color link
Orangish Brown

#B25F03

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Orangey Brown color link
Orangey Brown

#B16002

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Strong Orange color link
Strong Orange

#A85400

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

#BB5502 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB5502
  • RGB187, 85, 2
  • CMYK0, 40, 73, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 85, 2)
  • HSL27°, 98%, 37%
  • HSL Precise26.919°, 97.884%, 37.059%
  • HSV27°, 99%, 73%
  • HSB27°, 99%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.333, 0.008)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.333, 0.008, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.333, 0.008)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBB5502
  • DECIMAL ID12276994
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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