Information about #BB6911 color

#BB6911 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BB6911 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with High Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 105, 17) — 73.3% red, 41.2% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 32 / 67 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BB6911 presents itself as a energetic, saturated orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Omega (#B56519). Nearby in the Register you will also find Alloy Orange (#C46210) and Light Brown (#B5651D).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 105, 17) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.1:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.1:1. No one has named #BB6911 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BB6911 color variations

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

#BB6911 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 #BB6911

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

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB6911
  • RGB187, 105, 17
  • CMYK0, 32, 67, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 105, 17)
  • HSL31°, 83%, 40%
  • HSL Precise31.059°, 83.333%, 40%
  • HSV31°, 91%, 73%
  • HSB31°, 91%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.412
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.412, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.412, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.412, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB6911
  • DECIMAL ID12282129
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01