Information about #BB9F5D color

#BB9F5D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB9F5D falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 159, 93) — 73.3% red, 62.4% green, 36.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 37 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BB9F5D presents itself as a confidently colored orange — one that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mind on a Million Gold (#BE9D5E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Fleetwood (#B99E56) and Double Putty (#C09B59).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 159, 93) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB9F5D: 8.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB9F5D is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB9F5D color variations

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

#BB9F5D 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 #BB9F5D

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

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Double Putty color link
Double Putty

#C09B59

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Oxstone color link
Oxstone

#C39D64

Uluru color link
Uluru

#BF9B67

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Safari color link
Safari

#C0A469

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB9F5D
  • RGB187, 159, 93
  • CMYK0, 11, 37, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 159, 93)
  • HSL42°, 41%, 55%
  • HSL Precise42.128°, 40.87%, 54.902%
  • HSV42°, 50%, 73%
  • HSB42°, 50%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.365
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.624, 0.365)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.624, 0.365, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.624, 0.365)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB9F5D
  • DECIMAL ID12296029
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01