Palettes / Colors / #BB5635

#BB5635 — Orange

#BB5635 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the orange family.

#BB5635 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #3599BB; it also sits naturally between #BB3556 and #BB9935. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 73% · Green 34% · Blue 21%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 54% · Yellow 72% · Key 27%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #BB5635

.text { color: #BB5635; }
.background { background-color: #BB5635; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB5635; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 86, 53); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(15, 56%, 47%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB5635; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 86, 53, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB5635; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 86, 53, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB5635">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB5635">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #3599BB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB5635: #FFFFFF.

How #BB5635 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #BB5635 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #BB5635?

#BB5635 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 187, 86, 53). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB5635?

#BB5635 is RGB 187, 86, 53 — HSL 15°, 56%, 47% — CMYK 0%, 54%, 72%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB5635?

Its complement is #3599BB; analogous partners are #BB3556 and #BB9935. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB5635 for text?

White text on #BB5635 has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 4.50:1.