Information about #B6A379 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B6A379 is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 163, 121) — 71.4% red, 63.9% green, 47.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 24 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A mildly saturated warm orange, #B6A379 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Piha Sand (#B7A077). Slightly further away sit Coromandel (#B9A873) and Doeskin (#B6A081).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(182, 163, 121)), which gives #B6A379 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. #B6A379 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B6A379 color variations

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

#B6A379 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B6A379 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B6A379 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B6A379 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B6A379 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B6A379

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

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Griffin Oak color link
Griffin Oak

#B99B74

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Quarter Sorrell Brown color link
Quarter Sorrell Brown

#C1A07D

#B6A379 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6A379
  • RGB182, 163, 121
  • CMYK0, 7, 24, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 163, 121)
  • HSL41°, 29%, 59%
  • HSL Precise41.311°, 29.469%, 59.412%
  • HSV41°, 34%, 71%
  • HSB41°, 34%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.639
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.639, 0.475)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.639, 0.475, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.639, 0.475)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB63.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB6A379
  • DECIMAL ID11969401
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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