Palettes / Colors / #BB5E30

#BB5E30 — Orange

#BB5E30 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Sienna (#A0522D). It belongs to the orange family.

#BB5E30 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 #308CBB; it also sits naturally between #BB3047 and #BBA330. 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 37% · Blue 19%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 50% · Yellow 74% · Key 27%

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

Previews

CSS code for #BB5E30

.text { color: #BB5E30; }
.background { background-color: #BB5E30; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BB5E30; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(187, 94, 48); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(20, 59%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BB5E30; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(187, 94, 48, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BB5E30; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(187, 94, 48, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#BB5E30">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BB5E30">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #308CBB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #BB5E30: #000000.

How #BB5E30 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 #BB5E30 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 #BB5E30?

#BB5E30 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 187, 94, 48). Its closest standard named color is Sienna.

What is the RGB and HSL of #BB5E30?

#BB5E30 is RGB 187, 94, 48 — HSL 20°, 59%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 50%, 74%, 27%.

What colors go with #BB5E30?

Its complement is #308CBB; analogous partners are #BB3047 and #BBA330. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #BB5E30 for text?

Black text on #BB5E30 has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.41:1.