Information about #B38C56 color

#B38C56 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B38C56 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 140, 86) — 70.2% red, 54.9% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 36 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B38C56 reads as a softly balanced 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 Honey Mustard (#B68F52). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gold Coast (#B38B5E) and Teak (#AB8953).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(179, 140, 86)), which gives #B38C56 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B38C56: 6.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B38C56 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B38C56 color variations

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#B38C56 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 #B38C56

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

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

#B38C56 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38C56
  • RGB179, 140, 86
  • CMYK0, 15, 36, 30
  • HSL35°, 38%, 52%
  • HSL Precise34.839°, 37.959%, 51.961%
  • HSV35°, 52%, 70%
  • HSB35°, 52%, 70%
  • HEX IDB38C56
  • DECIMAL ID11766870
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
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