Information about #B55312 color

#B55312 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B55312 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(181, 83, 18) — 71% red, 32.5% green, 7.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 38 / 64 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored amber-leaning orange, #B55312 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 just a few steps away from Burnt Siena (#B75203). Slightly further away sit Red Fox (#C35817) and Pumpkin Skin (#B1610B).

In RGB terms — rgb(181, 83, 18) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.2:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B55312 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B55312 color variations

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

#B55312 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 #B55312

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

Red Fox color link
Red Fox

#C35817

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B55312
  • RGB181, 83, 18
  • CMYK0, 38, 64, 29
  • CSSrgb(181, 83, 18)
  • HSL24°, 82%, 39%
  • HSL Precise23.926°, 81.91%, 39.02%
  • HSV24°, 90%, 71%
  • HSB24°, 90%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.710
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.071
  • GLSLvec3(0.710, 0.325, 0.071)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.710, 0.325, 0.071, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.710, 0.325, 0.071)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB7.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDB55312
  • DECIMAL ID11883282
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01