Information about #B6A57C color

#B6A57C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #B6A57C is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(182, 165, 124) — 71.4% red, 64.7% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 23 / 29. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced orange, #B6A57C floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Taupe (#B9A281). Nearby in the Register you will also find Doeskin (#B6A081) and Piha Sand (#B7A077).

In RGB terms — rgb(182, 165, 124) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #B6A57C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. #B6A57C has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B6A57C color variations

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#B6A57C 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 #B6A57C

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

Taupe color link
Taupe

#B9A281

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Howlin Wolf color link
Howlin Wolf

#B79F81

Dull Beige color link
Dull Beige

#BAA182

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Navarone color link
Navarone

#B9A584

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Rustic Beige color link
Rustic Beige

#BBA084

Okey Dokey color link
Okey Dokey

#BCA184

Nude Brown color link
Nude Brown

#BC9E82

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B6A57C
  • RGB182, 165, 124
  • CMYK0, 7, 23, 29
  • CSSrgb(182, 165, 124)
  • HSL42°, 28%, 60%
  • HSL Precise42.414°, 28.431%, 60%
  • HSV42°, 32%, 71%
  • HSB42°, 32%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.647
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.714, 0.647, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.714, 0.647, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.714, 0.647, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB64.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDB6A57C
  • DECIMAL ID11969916
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01