Information about #BB5501 color

#BB5501 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BB5501 falls into the Orange Color Family — Full Saturation, Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 85, 1) — 73.3% red, 33.3% green, 0.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 40 / 73 / 27. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A pure, full-strength warm orange, #BB5501 holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Burnt Siena (#B75203). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rust Orange (#C45508) and Orangish Brown (#B25F03).

The recipe behind #BB5501 is rgb(187, 85, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #BB5501: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. #BB5501 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#BB5501 color variations

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

#BB5501 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB5501 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB5501 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#B45C15

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Grey

#808080

#BB5501 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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#BB0042

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#BB5501 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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#010ABC
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#01BCB2
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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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#BC010A
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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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#01BC55
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#5501BC
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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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#68BC01
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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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#B201BC
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Nearest named colors to #BB5501

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

Orangish Brown color link
Orangish Brown

#B25F03

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Orangey Brown color link
Orangey Brown

#B16002

Orange Brown color link
Orange Brown

#BE6400

Burnt Orange color link
Burnt Orange

#CC5500

Tawny color link
Tawny

#CD5700

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Strong Orange color link
Strong Orange

#A85400

Ginger color link
Ginger

#B06500

Windsor Tan color link
Windsor Tan

#A75502

#BB5501 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB5501
  • RGB187, 85, 1
  • CMYK0, 40, 73, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 85, 1)
  • HSL27°, 99%, 37%
  • HSL Precise27.097°, 98.936%, 36.863%
  • HSV27°, 99%, 73%
  • HSB27°, 99%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.333, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.333, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.333, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDBB5501
  • DECIMAL ID12276993
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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