Information about #BB7711 color

#BB7711 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB7711 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 119, 17) — 73.3% red, 46.7% green, 6.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 67 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BB7711 reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from High Noon (#BC7F0C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rusty Gold (#B57F0C) and Zion (#AC7911).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 119, 17) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB7711: 5.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB7711 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB7711 color variations

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#BB7711 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 #BB7711

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

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

Rusty Gold color link
Rusty Gold

#B57F0C

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Dirty Orange color link
Dirty Orange

#C87606

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Indochine color link
Indochine

#C26B03

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Brown Orange color link
Brown Orange

#B96902

Cinnamon color link
Cinnamon

#C58917

#BB7711 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB7711
  • RGB187, 119, 17
  • CMYK0, 27, 67, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 119, 17)
  • HSL36°, 83%, 40%
  • HSL Precise36°, 83.333%, 40%
  • HSV36°, 91%, 73%
  • HSB36°, 91%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.467
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.067
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.467, 0.067)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.467, 0.067, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.467, 0.067)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB46.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB6.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB7711
  • DECIMAL ID12285713
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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