Information about #B6987B color

#B6987B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B6987B falls into the Orange Color FamilyMild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 152, 123) — 71.4% red, 59.6% green, 48.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 12 / 23 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B6987B reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and 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 a hair away from Aesthetic Brown (#B6977D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pale Taupe (#BC987E) and Griffin Oak (#B99B74).

The recipe behind #B6987B is rgb(182, 152, 123), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B6987B: 7.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B6987B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B6987B color variations

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#B6987B 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 #B6987B

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

Pale Taupe color link
Pale Taupe

#BC987E

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Sandrift color link
Sandrift

#AF937D

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6987B
  • RGB182, 152, 123
  • CMYK0, 12, 23, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 152, 123)
  • HSL29°, 29%, 60%
  • HSL Precise29.492°, 28.78%, 59.804%
  • HSV29°, 32%, 71%
  • HSB29°, 32%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.596
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.596, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.596, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.596, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB59.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB6987B
  • DECIMAL ID11966587
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01