Information about #B38E51 color

#B38E51 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B38E51 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(179, 142, 81) — 70.2% red, 55.7% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 38 / 30. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B38E51 reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Honey Mustard (#B68F52). Slightly further away sit Triple Putty (#B78B4B) and Maple Syrup (#BB9351).

The recipe behind #B38E51 is rgb(179, 142, 81), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B38E51 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B38E51 color variations

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

#B38E51 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B38E51 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B38E51 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B38E51 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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#B38E51 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #B38E51

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

Honey Mustard color link
Honey Mustard

#B68F52

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Golden Quartz Ochre color link
Golden Quartz Ochre

#AA8A58

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Matte Goldenrod color link
Matte Goldenrod

#B7984A

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Moderate Amber color link
Moderate Amber

#A8914A

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

#B38E51 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B38E51
  • RGB179, 142, 81
  • CMYK0, 15, 38, 30
  • CSSrgb(179, 142, 81)
  • HSL37°, 39%, 51%
  • HSL Precise37.347°, 39.2%, 50.98%
  • HSV37°, 55%, 70%
  • HSB37°, 55%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.702
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.702, 0.557, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.702, 0.557, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.702, 0.557, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB38E51
  • DECIMAL ID11767377
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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