Information about #BB856A color

#BB856A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #BB856A is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(187, 133, 106) (73.3% red, 52.2% green, 41.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 21 / 32 / 27 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BB856A is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Kalgoorie Sands (#BB8B67). Slightly further away sit Alamo (#BA8C66) and Bonanza (#B77D6E).

The recipe behind #BB856A is rgb(187, 133, 106), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #BB856A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#BB856A color variations

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

#BB856A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BB856A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BB856A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BB856A 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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#BB856A 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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#6976BA
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#69BAAC
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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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#BA6976
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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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#9FBA69
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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 #BB856A

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

Kalgoorie Sands color link
Kalgoorie Sands

#BB8B67

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

White Tea color link
White Tea

#C48E69

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Brandy Rose color link
Brandy Rose

#B6857A

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Brownish Pink color link
Brownish Pink

#C27E79

#BB856A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BB856A
  • RGB187, 133, 106
  • CMYK0, 21, 32, 27
  • CSSrgb(187, 133, 106)
  • HSL20°, 37%, 57%
  • HSL Precise20°, 37.327%, 57.451%
  • HSV20°, 43%, 73%
  • HSB20°, 43%, 73%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.733
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • GLSLvec3(0.733, 0.522, 0.416)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.733, 0.522, 0.416, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.733, 0.522, 0.416)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB73.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB41.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBB856A
  • DECIMAL ID12289386
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers14 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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