Information about #B28461 color

#B28461 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B28461 falls into the Orange Color FamilyMild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 132, 97) — 69.8% red, 51.8% green, 38% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 32 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B28461 reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Soft Brown (#B7825F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gold Coast (#B38B5E) and Earth Brown (#BC815F).

The recipe behind #B28461 is rgb(178, 132, 97), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B28461: 6.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.3:1 for white. #B28461 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B28461 color variations

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

#B28461 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #B28461

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

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Medium Wood color link
Medium Wood

#A68064

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Sanctuary color link
Sanctuary

#A68459

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Backcountry color link
Backcountry

#AB8E6B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B28461
  • RGB178, 132, 97
  • CMYK0, 18, 32, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 132, 97)
  • HSL26°, 34%, 54%
  • HSL Precise25.926°, 34.468%, 53.922%
  • HSV26°, 46%, 70%
  • HSB26°, 46%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.518, 0.380)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.518, 0.380, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.518, 0.380)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB28461
  • DECIMAL ID11699297
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01