#B55A00 Hex Color

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Color Name

Light Brown*

Hex Color Code

#B55A00

RGB Color Code

RGB(181, 90, 0)

CMYK Values*

0.0%, 50.3%, 100.0%, 29.0%

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#B55A00 hex color. RGB, RYB, CMYK, HSL, HSV codes and color conversions. Matching color names, palettes, paints.

What color is B55A00?

The RGB color code for color number #B55A00 is RGB(181, 90, 0). In the RGB color model, #B55A00 has a red value of 181, a green value of 90, and a blue value of 0. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 0.0% cyan, 50.3% magenta, 100.0% yellow, and 29.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 29.8° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 35.5 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, #B55A00 has a hue of 29.8° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation and 71.0 % brightness/value.

Color B55A00 is cool or warm?

Color B55A00 is a warm color.

What is the LRV of #B55A00? (For interior and product design)

B55A00 has an LRV of nearly 17.1. By LRV value, it is a medium dark color.

Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.

Dark Color

#B55A00

LRV 17.1

Light Color

Compare LRV 17.1 of #B55A00 with dark and light color

Is #B55A00 Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)

Check if the color B55A00 meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.

WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.

Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.

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Color Codes - Color Space Conversions

HEX #B55A00 color codes / color number / color space conversions - RGBA, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB

HEX #B55A00

Hex triplet: #B55A00
Red: B5
Green: 5A
Blue: 00

RGBA / RGB rgb(181, 90, 0)

Red: 181 (71.0%)
Green: 90 (35.3%)
Blue: 0 (0.0%)
Alpha: 1 (100.0%)

CMYK

Cyan: 0.00%
Magenta: 50.28%
Yellow: 100.00%
Key: 29.02%

HSL hsl(29.83deg, 100.0 %, 35.5 %)

Hue: 29.83°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Lightness: 35.49 %

HSV / HSB

Hue: 29.83°
Saturation: 100.00 %
Brightness / Value: 70.98 %

RYB ryb(165, 138, 60)

Red: 165 (64.7%)
Yellow: 138 (54.1%)
Blue: 60 (23.7%)

HWB

Hue: 29.83°
Whiteness: 0.00 %
Blackness: 29.02 %

CMY

Cyan: 29.02%
Magenta: 64.71%
Yellow: 100.00%

XYZ

X: 22.71
Y: 17.14
Z: 2.11

YXY

Y1: 17.14
X: 0.54
Y2: 0.41

CIE-Lab

L: 48.43
A: 32.55
B: 57.36

CIE-Lch

L: 48.43
C: 65.96
H: 60.43

CIE-Luv

L: 48.43
U: 75.38
V: 44.54

Hunter-Lab

L: 41.4
A: 25.49
B: 25.95

Other

LRV: ~ 17.1 %
Munsell Color System: 4.7YR 4.7/11.4

Color Names, Similar Colors and Paint

What is Delta E (ΔE)?

Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.

ΔE 0

Identical – an exact match

ΔE under 1

Not perceptible; the eye cannot separate them

ΔE 1 – 2

Perceptible only on close, side-by-side inspection

ΔE 2 – 10

Perceptible at a glance

ΔE over 10

Reads as a different color altogether

Color Name of HEX #B55A00

These are the named colors closest to hex B55A00, closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).

#B5651D Color Light Brown

96.54% match | ΔE 3.46

#C46210 Color Alloy Orange

95.85% match | ΔE 4.15

#BB6528 Color Ruddy Brown

95.36% match | ΔE 4.64

#B56917 Color Tiger’s Eye

94.90% match | ΔE 5.10

Similar colors from Pantone, RAL and other color matching system

RAL Design

RAL Design color similar/equivalent to B55A00.

#B25B09 Color RAL 060 50 60 - Elm Brown Red

99.20% match | ΔE 0.80

#BD5C00 Color RAL 060 50 70 - Dry Clay

98.12% match | ΔE 1.88

#AF642B Color RAL 060 50 50 - Date Fruit Brown

95.53% match | ΔE 4.47

#BD5620 Color RAL 050 50 60 - Titian Red

93.81% match | ΔE 6.19

Pantone PMS

Pantone PMS color similar/equivalent to B55A00.

#BD5A00 Color PANTONE 8943 C

98.07% match | ΔE 1.93

#A95F1C Color PANTONE 8941 C

96.60% match | ΔE 3.40

#B56300 Color PANTONE 8963 C

96.38% match | ΔE 3.62

#B86125 Color PANTONE 471 C

96.04% match | ΔE 3.96

Pantone TCX

Pantone TCX color similar/equivalent to B55A00.

#BB5C14 Color PANTONE 18-1249 TCX - Hawaiian Sunset

97.44% match | ΔE 2.56

#C16512 Color PANTONE 17-1140 TCX - Marmalade

95.82% match | ΔE 4.18

#C46316 Color PANTONE 17-1145 TCX - Autumn Maple

95.56% match | ΔE 4.44

#A96318 Color PANTONE 18-1050 TCX - Honey Ginger

95.50% match | ΔE 4.50

British Standard 4800

British Standard 4800 color similar/equivalent to B55A00.

#C46200 Color BS 08-C-37 - Bracken

95.94% match | ΔE 4.06

#A15904 Color BS 06-E-56 - Yellow

95.12% match | ΔE 4.88

#BB4A00 Color BS 08-D-44 - Brown

93.95% match | ΔE 6.05

RAL Classic

RAL Classic color similar/equivalent to B55A00.

#A45729 Color RAL 8023 - Orange Brown

93.27% match | ΔE 6.73

#9D622B Color RAL 8001 - Ochre Brown

93.11% match | ΔE 6.89

Similar colors from Brand, Business, School, Organization, Sports, Flag

#BF5700 Color UT Austin - Burnt Orange

97.15% match | ΔE 2.85

Paint color for Hex #B55A00

These are the real paint colors closest to hex B55A00 from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from B55A00 once it is on a wall.

Valspar

Hex color B55A00 similar/equivalent paint from Valspar. Conversion of hex #B55A00 to Valspar

#B06525 Color Fireside Chat (8002-15G)

96.02% match | ΔE 3.98

#C05C1C Color Storybook Sundown (V010-3)

95.50% match | ΔE 4.50

#AC6721 Color Hardy Clay (P010)

94.96% match | ΔE 5.04

#C5652A Color Hot Wings (V046-5)

93.58% match | ΔE 6.42

Benjamin Moore

Hex color B55A00 similar/equivalent paint from Benjamin Moore. Conversion of hex #B55A00 to Benjamin Moore

#B5632C Color Gold Rush (2166-10)

95.23% match | ΔE 4.77

#BC6B32 Color Caramel Latte (2166-20)

93.64% match | ΔE 6.36

#BD713B Color Peruvian Chili (CSP-1100)

91.87% match | ΔE 8.13

#A3673E Color Masada (AF-220)

91.67% match | ΔE 8.33

Sherwin Williams

Hex color B55A00 similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of hex #B55A00 to Sherwin Williams

#B16A37 Color Copper Pot (SW 7709)

93.50% match | ΔE 6.50

#B06C3E Color Gingery (SW 6363)

92.28% match | ΔE 7.72

#A6613C Color Copper Mountain (SW 6356)

91.45% match | ΔE 8.55

#B46C42 Color Truepenny (SW 6355)

91.42% match | ΔE 8.58

Dunn-Edwards

Hex color B55A00 similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of hex #B55A00 to Dunn-Edwards

#BF6F31 Color Carrot Cake (DE 5230)

92.93% match | ΔE 7.07

#C66B30 Color Desert Spice (DE 5202)

92.68% match | ΔE 7.32

#B87243 Color Spice Cake (DE 5251)

90.98% match | ΔE 9.02

#B0724A Color Burnt Almond (DE 5258)

89.93% match | ΔE 10.07

PPG Paints

Hex color B55A00 similar/equivalent paint from PPG Paints. Conversion of hex #B55A00 to PPG Paints

#BC6F37 Color Lucky Penny (PPG1201-7)

92.63% match | ΔE 7.37

#C26A35 Color Sesame Crunch (PPG1198-7)

92.57% match | ΔE 7.43

#B66A3C Color Mincemeat (PPG1200-7)

92.47% match | ΔE 7.53

#AE703B Color Bronze Eucalyptus (PPG16-20)

91.94% match | ΔE 8.06

Behr

Hex color B55A00 similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of hex #B55A00 to Behr

#A76944 Color Maple Glaze (PPU3-16)

90.79% match | ΔE 9.21

#9C6C37 Color Curry Powder (PPU6-01)

90.18% match | ΔE 9.82

#A27040 Color Castellina (MQ4-05)

90.07% match | ΔE 9.93

#C27545 Color Marmalade Glaze (PPU3-02)

89.88% match | ΔE 10.12

Farrow & Ball

Hex color B55A00 similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of hex #B55A00 to Farrow & Ball

#CF5E3E Color Charlotte's Locks (268)

86.91% match | ΔE 13.09

#AA725D Color Fox Red (48)

85.14% match | ΔE 14.86

#AE6D5C Color Loggia (232)

84.16% match | ΔE 15.84

#C35A4A Color Copenhagen Roof (9816)

83.58% match | ΔE 16.42

Color Combinations and Matching Colors

#B55A00 color palettes and scheme combination

1C0E00

4F2700

824100

B55A00

E87300

FF8D1C

FFA74F

Monochromatic Color Palette

Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.

B5005B

B50000

B55A00

B5B400

5BB500

Analogous Color Palette

Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.

B55A00

00B55A

5A00B5

Triadic Color Palette

The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel

B55A00

01B500

005BB5

B500B5

Tetradic Color Palette

The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

B55A00

BC6A19

C37B33

CB8B4C

D29C66

DAAC7F

E1BD99

E8CDB2

F0DECC

F7EEE5

FFFFFF

Light Brown* - #B55A00 Tints

B55A00

A25100

904800

7E3F00

6C3600

5A2D00

482300

361B00

241200

120900

000000

Light Brown* - #B55A00 Shades

Complementary / Opposite Color

#B55A00

Light Brown*

#005BB5

Denim*

Complementary / Opposite Color

Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.

What is the contrasting color of #B55A00?

Color that best contrast with #B55A00 is #005BB5, color name is Denim*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.