Information about #BB8049 color

#BB8049 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB8049 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 128, 73) — 73.3% red, 50.2% green, 28.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 23 / 45 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated warm orange, #BB8049 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 Golden Oak (#BB8141). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brandy Punch (#C07C40) and Triple Putty (#B78B4B).

The recipe behind #BB8049 is rgb(187, 128, 73), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB8049: 6.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. #BB8049 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BB8049 color variations

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

#BB8049 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB8049 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Dark Buff

#976638
#714C2A

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Black

#000000

#BB8049 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB8049 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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#BB8049 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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#494ABC
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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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Nearest named colors to #BB8049

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

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Brandy Punch color link
Brandy Punch

#C07C40

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Tiger Orange color link
Tiger Orange

#C88141

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Orange Salmon color link
Orange Salmon

#C47451

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Noosa color link
Noosa

#B78038

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Tussock color link
Tussock

#BF914B

Honey Mustard color link
Honey Mustard

#B68F52

#BB8049 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB8049
  • RGB187, 128, 73
  • CMYK0, 23, 45, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 128, 73)
  • HSL29°, 46%, 51%
  • HSL Precise28.947°, 45.6%, 50.98%
  • HSV29°, 61%, 73%
  • HSB29°, 61%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.502, 0.286)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.502, 0.286, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.502, 0.286)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB8049
  • DECIMAL ID12288073
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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