Information about #BB5935 color

#BB5935 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB5935 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 89, 53) — 73.3% red, 34.9% green, 20.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 38 / 53 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BB5935 reads as a pleasantly vivid warm orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Smoke Tree (#BB5F34). Nearby in the Register you will also find Redbud (#B85439) and Clockwork Orange (#BF6031).

The recipe behind #BB5935 is rgb(187, 89, 53), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.6:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BB5935 color variations

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

#BB5935 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 #BB5935

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

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Oh Behave color link
Oh Behave

#BE523F

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

#BB5935 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB5935
  • RGB187, 89, 53
  • CMYK0, 38, 53, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 89, 53)
  • HSL16°, 56%, 47%
  • HSL Precise16.119°, 55.833%, 47.059%
  • HSV16°, 72%, 73%
  • HSB16°, 72%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.349, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.349, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.349, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB34.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB5935
  • DECIMAL ID12278069
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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