Information about #B49D79 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#B49D79 presents itself as a mildly saturated orange — one that sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. In practice it works well for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Piha Sand (#B7A077). Nearby in the Register you will also find Griffin Oak (#B99B74) and Aesthetic Brown (#B6977D).
In RGB terms — rgb(180, 157, 121) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B49D79 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B49D79 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B49D79 color variations
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#B49D79 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B49D79 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B49D79 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B49D79 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#B49D79 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B49D79 color
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Nearest named colors to #B49D79
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B7A077
#B99B74
#B6977D
#B6A081
#B79F81
#AC987D
#B9A281
#BC987E
#B4A183
#B89F6F
#BAA182
#AF937D
#B49D79 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B49D79
- RGB180, 157, 121
- CMYK0, 9, 23, 29
- CSSrgb(180, 157, 121)
- HSL37°, 28%, 59%
- HSL Precise36.61°, 28.23%, 59.02%
- HSV37°, 33%, 71%
- HSB37°, 33%, 71%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.616
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
- GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.616, 0.475)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.616, 0.475, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.616, 0.475)
- Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB61.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB49D79
- DECIMAL ID11836793
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers314 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
