Information about #BD5505 color

#BD5505 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BD5505 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(189, 85, 5) — 74.1% red, 33.3% green, 2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 41 / 72 / 26. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #BD5505 reads as a maximally vivid amber-leaning orange and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Burnt Siena (#B75203). Nearby in the Register you will also find Rust Orange (#C45508) and Brick Orange (#C14A09).

The recipe behind #BD5505 is rgb(189, 85, 5), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. No one has named #BD5505 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#BD5505 color variations

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

#BD5505 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 #BD5505

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

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Rusty Orange color link
Rusty Orange

#CD5909

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BD5505
  • RGB189, 85, 5
  • CMYK0, 41, 72, 26
  • CSSrgb(189, 85, 5)
  • HSL26°, 95%, 38%
  • HSL Precise26.087°, 94.845%, 38.039%
  • HSV26°, 97%, 74%
  • HSB26°, 97%, 74%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.020
  • GLSLvec3(0.741, 0.333, 0.020)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.741, 0.333, 0.020, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.741, 0.333, 0.020)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBD5505
  • DECIMAL ID12408069
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01