Information about #B16D4D color

#B16D4D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B16D4D falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 109, 77) — 69.4% red, 42.7% green, 30.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 39 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B16D4D reads as a moderately toned warm orange and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Santa Fe (#B16D52) and Clay (#B66A50).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(177, 109, 77)), which gives #B16D4D its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B16D4D: 5.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. #B16D4D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B16D4D color variations

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

#B16D4D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B16D4D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B16D4D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B16D4D 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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#B16D4D 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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#B14E60
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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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#4EB16D
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#6D4EB1
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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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#92B14E
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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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#60B14E
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Nearest named colors to #B16D4D

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

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Sante Fe color link
Sante Fe

#A96A50

Moderate Tangelo color link
Moderate Tangelo

#A86D4A

Double Kalgoorie Sands color link
Double Kalgoorie Sands

#A8724E

Antique Copper color link
Antique Copper

#A77146

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Metallic Bronze color link
Metallic Bronze

#A97142

Sunburnt Salmon color link
Sunburnt Salmon

#BF6C4A

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

#B16D4D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B16D4D
  • RGB177, 109, 77
  • CMYK0, 27, 39, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 109, 77)
  • HSL19°, 39%, 50%
  • HSL Precise19.2°, 39.37%, 49.804%
  • HSV19°, 56%, 69%
  • HSB19°, 56%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.427
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.427, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.427, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.427, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB16D4D
  • DECIMAL ID11627853
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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