Information about #B87261 color
Basic facts about this digital color
#B87261 is a moderately toned earthy red that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Water Persimmon (#B56C60). Slightly further away sit Pinkish Brown (#B17261) and Contessa (#C16F68).
In RGB terms — rgb(184, 114, 97) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B87261 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#B87261 color variations
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#B87261 color tints
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#B87261 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B87261 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B87261 color hues
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#B87261 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #B87261 color
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Nearest named colors to #B87261
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B56C60
#B17261
#C16F68
#AD6F69
#B6706F
#C26A5A
#AB6E67
#BC815F
#B7825F
#B77D6E
#B16D52
#C77B5A
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#B87261
- RGB184, 114, 97
- CMYK0, 27, 34, 28
- CSSrgb(184, 114, 97)
- HSL12°, 38%, 55%
- HSL Precise11.724°, 37.991%, 55.098%
- HSV12°, 47%, 72%
- HSB12°, 47%, 72%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.447
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.380
- GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.447, 0.380)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.447, 0.380, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.447, 0.380)
- Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB44.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB38%
- Color FamilyRed
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDB87261
- DECIMAL ID12087905
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
