Information about #BB731B color

#BB731B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #BB731B belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(187, 115, 27) — 73.3% red, 45.1% green, 10.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 28 / 63 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BB731B is a strongly colored amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Omega (#B56519). Slightly further away sit Light Brown (#B5651D) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 115, 27) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #BB731B: 5.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BB731B color variations

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

#BB731B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB731B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB731B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB731B 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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#BB731B 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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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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #BB731B

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

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Rich Bronze color link
Rich Bronze

#C77D1C

Pirate Gold color link
Pirate Gold

#BA782A

Gold Ochre color link
Gold Ochre

#C77826

Brownish Orange color link
Brownish Orange

#CB7723

Chinese Yellow Tea color link
Chinese Yellow Tea

#B7702D

Ochre color link
Ochre

#CC7722

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

High Noon color link
High Noon

#BC7F0C

#BB731B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB731B
  • RGB187, 115, 27
  • CMYK0, 28, 63, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 115, 27)
  • HSL33°, 75%, 42%
  • HSL Precise33°, 74.766%, 41.961%
  • HSV33°, 86%, 73%
  • HSB33°, 86%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.451, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.451, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.451, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB731B
  • DECIMAL ID12284699
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers28 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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