Information about #B4886C color

#B4886C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B4886C falls into the Orange Color FamilyMild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 136, 108) — 70.6% red, 53.3% green, 42.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 17 / 28 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B4886C is a moderately toned amber-leaning orange 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 Light Taupe (#B38B6D). Slightly further away sit Kalgoorie Sands (#BB8B67) and Alamo (#BA8C66).

The recipe behind #B4886C is rgb(180, 136, 108), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B4886C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B4886C color variations

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

#B4886C 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 #B4886C

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4886C
  • RGB180, 136, 108
  • CMYK0, 17, 28, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 136, 108)
  • HSL23°, 32%, 56%
  • HSL Precise23.333°, 32.432%, 56.471%
  • HSV23°, 40%, 71%
  • HSB23°, 40%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.533, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.533, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.533, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB4886C
  • DECIMAL ID11831404
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01