Information about #B38055 color

#B38055 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B38055 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 128, 85) — 70.2% red, 50.2% green, 33.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 37 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated orange, #B38055 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Brown Beige (#AB814F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Deer (#BA8759) and Soft Brown (#B7825F).

In RGB terms — rgb(179, 128, 85) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B38055 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.1:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B38055 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B38055 color variations

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

#B38055 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 #B38055

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

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Sanctuary color link
Sanctuary

#A68459

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Cafe Au Lait color link
Cafe Au Lait

#A67B5B

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38055
  • RGB179, 128, 85
  • CMYK0, 20, 37, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 128, 85)
  • HSL27°, 38%, 52%
  • HSL Precise27.447°, 38.211%, 51.765%
  • HSV27°, 53%, 70%
  • HSB27°, 53%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.502, 0.333)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.502, 0.333, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.502, 0.333)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB38055
  • DECIMAL ID11763797
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01