Information about #BB733E color

#BB733E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BB733E is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(187, 115, 62) — 73.3% red, 45.1% green, 24.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 28 / 49 / 27. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#BB733E presents itself as a confidently colored orange — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bamboo (#BA6F3F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Arazi (#C16E3F) and Pendragon (#B2723E).

In RGB terms — rgb(187, 115, 62) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #BB733E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.7:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BB733E color variations

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

#BB733E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB733E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB733E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB733E 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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#BB733E 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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#BB3E49
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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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#3EBB73
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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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#49BB3E
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Nearest named colors to #BB733E

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

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Arazi color link
Arazi

#C16E3F

Pendragon color link
Pendragon

#B2723E

Clay Brown color link
Clay Brown

#B2713D

Evermore color link
Evermore

#BE6A3F

Brandy Punch color link
Brandy Punch

#C07C40

Copper color link
Copper

#B87333

Zest color link
Zest

#C6723B

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Meteor color link
Meteor

#BB7431

Durian color link
Durian

#B07939

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

#BB733E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB733E
  • RGB187, 115, 62
  • CMYK0, 28, 49, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 115, 62)
  • HSL25°, 50%, 49%
  • HSL Precise25.44°, 50.201%, 48.824%
  • HSV25°, 67%, 73%
  • HSB25°, 67%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.451, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.451, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.451, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB733E
  • DECIMAL ID12284734
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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