Information about #BB7015 color

#BB7015 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB7015 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 112, 21) — 73.3% red, 43.9% green, 8.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 65 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #BB7015 reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Omega (#B56519). Nearby in the Register you will also find Light Brown (#B5651D) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 112, 21) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. No one has named #BB7015 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BB7015 color variations

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

#BB7015 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 #BB7015

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

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

#BB7015 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB7015
  • RGB187, 112, 21
  • CMYK0, 29, 65, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 112, 21)
  • HSL33°, 80%, 41%
  • HSL Precise32.892°, 79.808%, 40.784%
  • HSV33°, 89%, 73%
  • HSB33°, 89%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.082
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.439, 0.082)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.439, 0.082, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.439, 0.082)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB7015
  • DECIMAL ID12283925
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01