Information about #BB4700 color

#BB4700 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB4700 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 71, 0) — 73.3% red, 27.8% green, 0% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 45 / 73 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A intensely saturated orange, #BB4700 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 almost identical to Mahogany (#C04000). Nearby in the Register you will also find Brick Orange (#C14A09) and Burnt Siena (#B75203).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 71, 0) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 5.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BB4700 color variations

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

#BB4700 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#FC6000

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Ireland Orange

#FF883E
#FFAF7E

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#FFD7BE

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White

#FFFFFF

#BB4700 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#BB4700

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#963900

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#712B00

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#4B1C00

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#250E00

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Black

#000000

#BB4700 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B55214

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#AC5C2B

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#9F6744

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#917360

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Grey

#808080

#BB4700 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#4EBC00

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#9ABC00

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#BC9300

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#BB4700

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#BC0003

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#BC004E

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#BC009A

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#BB4700 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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#0074BD
#0074BD

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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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#0016BD
#0016BD

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#00BDA7
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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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#BB4700
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#BD0016
#BD0016

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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
#BB4700
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#00BD48
#00BD48

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#4800BD
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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
#BB4700
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#74BD00
#74BD00

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#0074BD
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#4800BD
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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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#16BD00
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#0074BD
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#A700BD
#A700BD

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Nearest named colors to #BB4700

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

Mahogany color link
Mahogany

#C04000

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Rust Orange color link
Rust Orange

#C45508

Terlingua Orange color link
Terlingua Orange

#C13C0F

Sinopia color link
Sinopia

#CB410B

Strong Tangelo color link
Strong Tangelo

#A83F00

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Strong Orange color link
Strong Orange

#A85400

Lemon Iced Tea color link
Lemon Iced Tea

#BD3000

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

#BB4700 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB4700
  • RGB187, 71, 0
  • CMYK0, 45, 73, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 71, 0)
  • HSL23°, 100%, 37%
  • HSL Precise22.781°, 100%, 36.667%
  • HSV23°, 100%, 73%
  • HSB23°, 100%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.278, 0.000)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.278, 0.000, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.278, 0.000)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB27.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBB4700
  • DECIMAL ID12273408
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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