Information about #BB5603 color

#BB5603 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB5603 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 86, 3) — 73.3% red, 33.7% green, 1.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 40 / 72 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BB5603 is a pure, full-strength warm orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Burnt Siena (#B75203). Slightly further away sit Rust Orange (#C45508) and Orangish Brown (#B25F03).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(187, 86, 3)), which gives #BB5603 its character. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB5603 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB5603 color variations

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

#BB5603 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#F97203

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#FC9541

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#FDB880

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#FEDBBF

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White

#FFFFFF

#BB5603 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#944402

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#6F3301

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#4A2201

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#251100

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Black

#000000

#BB5603 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B35D16

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#AA652C

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#9E6D45

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#907661

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Grey

#808080

#BB5603 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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#8CB902

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#B99E02

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#B90B02

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#B90242

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#B9028C

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#BB5603 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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#0368BA
#0368BA

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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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#030CBA
#030CBA

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#03BAB1
#03BAB1

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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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#BA030C
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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
#BB5603
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#03BA55
#03BA55

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#5503BA
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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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#68BA03
#68BA03

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#0368BA
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#5503BA
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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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#0CBA03
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#0368BA
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#B103BA
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Nearest named colors to #BB5603

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

Orangey Brown color link
Orangey Brown

#B16002

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

#BB5603 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB5603
  • RGB187, 86, 3
  • CMYK0, 40, 72, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 86, 3)
  • HSL27°, 97%, 37%
  • HSL Precise27.065°, 96.842%, 37.255%
  • HSV27°, 98%, 73%
  • HSB27°, 98%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.012
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.337, 0.012)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.337, 0.012, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.337, 0.012)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBB5603
  • DECIMAL ID12277251
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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