Firebrick

#bb2e00

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for firebrick, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Firebrick sits in the orange range, deep and vivid. Oranges like this feel warm and approachable in branding. It sits well next to deep blues for contrast, or soft tans for a grounded palette.

Firebrick color values

Every conversion for #bb2e00, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bb2e00

RGB187, 46, 0

HSL15, 100%, 37%

HSV15, 100%, 73%

CMYK0%, 75%, 100%, 27%

Lab42.03, 54.39, 54.52

XYZ21.47, 12.52, 1.28

Decimal12267008

Web safe#cc3300

Pantone1675 C

Shades of firebrick

#ab2a00 #9c2600 #8c2200 #7c1f00 #6d1b00 #5d1700 #4e1300 #3e0f00 #2e0b00 #1f0800

Tints of firebrick

#da3600 #f83d00 #ff5018 #ff6736 #ff7e55 #ff9673 #ffad92 #ffc4b0 #ffdbcf #fff2ed

Colors that go with firebrick

Complementary#008dbb Analogous#bb0030 Analogous#bb8b00 Triadic#00bb2e Triadic#2e00bb Split complementary#00bb8b Split complementary#0030bb

Firebrick in print

A color this vivid sometimes sits just outside cmyk gamut, so expect a small dip in punch on paper. The cmyk build is 0, 75, 100, 27.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bb2e00 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

0 75 100 27

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

4 73 96 33

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Firebrick in css

Copy #bb2e00 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bb2e00; }
.text { color: #bb2e00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bb2e00; }

How firebrick looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Firebrick and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #bb2e00 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use white text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bb2e00 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Firebrick on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #bb2e00 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around firebrick? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn firebrick into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #bb2e00 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from firebrick, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #bb2e00 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.