Information about #B4A48C color

#B4A48C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B4A48C is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Low Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(180, 164, 140) — 70.6% red, 64.3% green, 54.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 16 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A calm, restrained orange, #B4A48C floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Double Akaroa (#B1A589). Nearby in the Register you will also find Paperback (#B3A190) and Gilded Beige (#B39F8D).

In RGB terms — rgb(180, 164, 140) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 8.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.4:1. No one has named #B4A48C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B4A48C color variations

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#B4A48C 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 #B4A48C

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

Paperback color link
Paperback

#B3A190

Gilded Beige color link
Gilded Beige

#B39F8D

Sandcastle color link
Sandcastle

#B29F89

Drought color link
Drought

#B8A88F

Bland color link
Bland

#AFA88B

Double Sisal color link
Double Sisal

#B2A286

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

White Mouse color link
White Mouse

#B9A193

Double Tea color link
Double Tea

#B2A894

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B4A48C
  • RGB180, 164, 140
  • CMYK0, 6, 16, 29
  • CSSrgb(180, 164, 140)
  • HSL36°, 21%, 63%
  • HSL Precise36°, 21.053%, 62.745%
  • HSV36°, 22%, 71%
  • HSB36°, 22%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.706
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.643
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • GLSLvec3(0.706, 0.643, 0.549)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.706, 0.643, 0.549, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.706, 0.643, 0.549)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB70.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB54.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB4A48C
  • DECIMAL ID11838604
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01