Information about #BB5E30 color

#BB5E30 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB5E30 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 94, 48) — 73.3% red, 36.9% green, 18.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 36 / 55 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A confidently colored amber-leaning orange, #BB5E30 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Smoke Tree (#BB5F34). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Clockwork Orange (#BF6031) and Christine (#BF652E).

The recipe behind #BB5E30 is rgb(187, 94, 48), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB5E30: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB5E30 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB5E30 color variations

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

#BB5E30 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB5E30 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB5E30 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB5E30 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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#BB5E30 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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#3047BB
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#30BBA3
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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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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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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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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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#47BB30
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#A330BB
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Nearest named colors to #BB5E30

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

Clockwork Orange color link
Clockwork Orange

#BF6031

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

The Big Carrot color link
The Big Carrot

#BA5823

Ecstasy color link
Ecstasy

#C96138

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

Traffic Light color link
Traffic Light

#CD5D34

Clove Dyed color link
Clove Dyed

#A96232

Red Stage color link
Red Stage

#AD522E

#BB5E30 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB5E30
  • RGB187, 94, 48
  • CMYK0, 36, 55, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 94, 48)
  • HSL20°, 59%, 46%
  • HSL Precise19.856°, 59.149%, 46.078%
  • HSV20°, 74%, 73%
  • HSB20°, 74%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.188
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.369, 0.188)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.369, 0.188, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.369, 0.188)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB18.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB5E30
  • DECIMAL ID12279344
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers34 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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