Information about #B6855C color

#B6855C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6855C falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(182, 133, 92) — 71.4% red, 52.2% green, 36.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 19 / 35 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A softly balanced orange, #B6855C feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soft Brown (#B7825F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Deer (#BA8759) and Gold Coast (#B38B5E).

In RGB terms — rgb(182, 133, 92) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B6855C: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6855C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B6855C color variations

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

#B6855C 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 #B6855C

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

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Sanctuary color link
Sanctuary

#A68459

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6855C
  • RGB182, 133, 92
  • CMYK0, 19, 35, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 133, 92)
  • HSL27°, 38%, 54%
  • HSL Precise27.333°, 38.136%, 53.725%
  • HSV27°, 49%, 71%
  • HSB27°, 49%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.522, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.522, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.522, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB6855C
  • DECIMAL ID11961692
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01