Information about #BF552A color

#BF552A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#BF552A falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(191, 85, 42) — 74.9% red, 33.3% green, 16.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 58 / 25. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#BF552A is a vivid, lively warm orange that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Berry High Life (#BE4D27). Nearby in the Register you will also find The Big Carrot (#BA5823) and Chestnut Red (#C34A2C).

The recipe behind #BF552A is rgb(191, 85, 42), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 4.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#BF552A color variations

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

#BF552A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#BF552A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#BF552A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#BF552A 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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#BF552A 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 #BF552A

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

Berry High Life color link
Berry High Life

#BE4D27

The Big Carrot color link
The Big Carrot

#BA5823

Chestnut Red color link
Chestnut Red

#C34A2C

Clockwork Orange color link
Clockwork Orange

#BF6031

Balloon color link
Balloon

#C14D36

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Mexican Wave color link
Mexican Wave

#B64A32

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

#BF552A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#BF552A color image #BF552A color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#BF552A
  • RGB191, 85, 42
  • CMYK0, 42, 58, 25
  • CSSrgb(191, 85, 42)
  • HSL17°, 64%, 46%
  • HSL Precise17.315°, 63.948%, 45.686%
  • HSV17°, 78%, 75%
  • HSB17°, 78%, 75%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.749
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.165
  • GLSLvec3(0.749, 0.333, 0.165)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.749, 0.333, 0.165, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.749, 0.333, 0.165)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB74.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDBF552A
  • DECIMAL ID12539178
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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