Information about #B15B3E color

#B15B3E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B15B3E falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 91, 62) — 69.4% red, 35.7% green, 24.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 34 / 45 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #B15B3E reads as a clearly saturated warm orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brown Rust (#AF593E). Slightly further away sit Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44) and Rhapsody (#AD603C).

The recipe behind #B15B3E is rgb(177, 91, 62), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #B15B3E: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#B15B3E color variations

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

#B15B3E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#B15B3E

Color has no name
#C6785E

Color has no name
#D49A86

Color has no name
#E2BBAE

Color has no name
#F0DDD6

Color has no name
White

#FFFFFF

#B15B3E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#B15B3E

Color has no name
#8D4831

Color has no name
#6A3625

Color has no name
#462418

Color has no name
#23120C

Color has no name
Black

#000000

#B15B3E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#B15B3E

Color has no name
#A7624A

Color has no name
#9E6957

Color has no name
#947064

Color has no name
#8A7771

Color has no name
Grey

#808080

#B15B3E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#7DB13E

Color has no name
#ABB13E

Color has no name
#B1893E

Color has no name
#B15B3E

Color has no name
#B13E4F

Color has no name
#B13E7D

Color has no name
#B13EAB

Color has no name

#B15B3E 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
#B15B3E
#B15B3E

Color has no name

#3E95B1
#3E95B1

Color has no name

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
#B15B3E
#B15B3E

Color has no name

#3E5BB1
#3E5BB1

Color has no name

#3EB195
#3EB195

Color has no name

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
#B1953E
#B1953E

Color has no name

#B15B3E
#B15B3E

Color has no name

#B13E5B
#B13E5B

Color has no name

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
#B15B3E
#B15B3E

Color has no name

#3EB15B
#3EB15B

Color has no name

#5B3EB1
#5B3EB1

Color has no name

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
#B15B3E
#B15B3E

Color has no name

#95B13E
#95B13E

Color has no name

#3E95B1
#3E95B1

Color has no name

#5B3EB1
#5B3EB1

Color has no name

Square

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

Square color scheme
#B15B3E
#B15B3E

Color has no name

#5BB13E
#5BB13E

Color has no name

#3E95B1
#3E95B1

Color has no name

#953EB1
#953EB1

Color has no name

Nearest named colors to #B15B3E

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

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

Smoke Tree color link
Smoke Tree

#BB5F34

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Orange Roughy color link
Orange Roughy

#A85335

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Alfisol Red color link
Alfisol Red

#AA554A

Vesuvius color link
Vesuvius

#A85533

Crail color link
Crail

#A65648

#B15B3E color backgrounds & wallpapers

Download color wallpaper / background for your Desktop PC, Tablet or Mobile phone.

#B15B3E color image #B15B3E color ORCN HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#B15B3E color image #B15B3E color ORCN HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)
#B15B3E color image #B15B3E color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#B15B3E color image #B15B3E color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B15B3E
  • RGB177, 91, 62
  • CMYK0, 34, 45, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 91, 62)
  • HSL15°, 48%, 47%
  • HSL Precise15.13°, 48.117%, 46.863%
  • HSV15°, 65%, 69%
  • HSB15°, 65%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.243
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.357, 0.243)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.357, 0.243, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.357, 0.243)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB35.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB24.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB15B3E
  • DECIMAL ID11623230
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers56 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

Copyright © 2021-2026 The Official Register of Color Names. All Rights Reserved.

ORCN is an independent private organisation that maintains a public register — not a governmental institution or an international standards organisation — in which a name is linked to a specific digital colour code. Registration gives the registrant the exclusive right, within the ORCN register, to have that name recorded against that colour code.

Important: a digital colour itself belongs to no one in law. That right exists only within the ORCN register: registration creates no ownership, trademark, copyright or design rights anywhere. Legal exclusivity outside the register, where it is available at all, arises separately under applicable trademark law and is generally limited to particular goods, services and jurisdictions.