Information about #B16448 color

#B16448 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B16448 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 100, 72) — 69.4% red, 39.2% green, 28.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 30 / 41 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B16448 is a confidently colored orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Moderate Vermilion (#A8614A) and Claypot (#AB6950).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(177, 100, 72)), which gives #B16448 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B16448: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B16448 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B16448 color variations

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

#B16448 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 #B16448

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

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Sante Fe color link
Sante Fe

#A96A50

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B16448
  • RGB177, 100, 72
  • CMYK0, 30, 41, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 100, 72)
  • HSL16°, 42%, 49%
  • HSL Precise16°, 42.169%, 48.824%
  • HSV16°, 59%, 69%
  • HSB16°, 59%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.282
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.392, 0.282)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.392, 0.282, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.392, 0.282)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB28.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB16448
  • DECIMAL ID11625544
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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