Information about #B88956 color

#B88956 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B88956 falls into the Orange Color FamilyModerate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(184, 137, 86) — 72.2% red, 53.7% green, 33.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 18 / 38 / 28. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B88956 reads as a pleasantly vivid orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Deer (#BA8759). Slightly further away sit Honey Mustard (#B68F52) and Gold Coast (#B38B5E).

In RGB terms — rgb(184, 137, 86) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 6.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. #B88956 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B88956 color variations

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

#B88956 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 #B88956

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

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Maple Syrup color link
Maple Syrup

#BB9351

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Twine color link
Twine

#C19156

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B88956
  • RGB184, 137, 86
  • CMYK0, 18, 38, 28
  • CSSrgb(184, 137, 86)
  • HSL31°, 41%, 53%
  • HSL Precise31.224°, 40.833%, 52.941%
  • HSV31°, 53%, 72%
  • HSB31°, 53%, 72%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.722
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.337
  • GLSLvec3(0.722, 0.537, 0.337)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.722, 0.537, 0.337, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.722, 0.537, 0.337)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB72.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB33.7%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB88956
  • DECIMAL ID12093782
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01