Information about #B4845B color

#B4845B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B4845B is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 132, 91) — 70.6% red, 51.8% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 19 / 35 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B4845B presents itself as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soft Brown (#B7825F). Slightly further away sit Deer (#BA8759) and Gold Coast (#B38B5E).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 132, 91) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B4845B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B4845B color variations

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

#B4845B 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 #B4845B

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

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Sanctuary color link
Sanctuary

#A68459

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4845B
  • RGB180, 132, 91
  • CMYK0, 19, 35, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 132, 91)
  • HSL28°, 37%, 53%
  • HSL Precise27.64°, 37.238%, 53.137%
  • HSV28°, 49%, 71%
  • HSB28°, 49%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.518, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.518, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.518, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB4845B
  • DECIMAL ID11830363
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01