Information about #B46235 color

#B46235 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B46235 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(180, 98, 53) (70.6% red, 38.4% green, 20.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 32 / 50 / 29 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#B46235 presents itself as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Smoke Tree (#BB5F34). Slightly further away sit Loquat Brown (#AB6134) and Rhapsody (#AD603C).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 98, 53) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B46235: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B46235 color variations

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

#B46235 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 #B46235

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

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Clove Dyed color link
Clove Dyed

#A96232

Reno Sand color link
Reno Sand

#B26E33

Christine color link
Christine

#BF652E

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Dark Gold color link
Dark Gold

#AA6C39

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B46235
  • RGB180, 98, 53
  • CMYK0, 32, 50, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 98, 53)
  • HSL21°, 55%, 46%
  • HSL Precise21.26°, 54.506%, 45.686%
  • HSV21°, 71%, 71%
  • HSB21°, 71%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.208
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.384, 0.208)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.384, 0.208, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.384, 0.208)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB38.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB20.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB46235
  • DECIMAL ID11821621
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01