Information about #B16C46 color

#B16C46 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #B16C46 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(177, 108, 70) — 69.4% red, 42.4% green, 27.5% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 27 / 42 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B16C46 reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Brown Sugar (#AF6E4D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bourbon (#AF6C3E) and Moderate Tangelo (#A86D4A).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 108, 70) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B16C46: 5.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B16C46 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B16C46 color variations

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

#B16C46 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#B16C46 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#B16C46 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#B16C46 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#B16C46 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #B16C46

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

Brown Sugar color link
Brown Sugar

#AF6E4D

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Moderate Tangelo color link
Moderate Tangelo

#A86D4A

Pendragon color link
Pendragon

#B2723E

Metallic Bronze color link
Metallic Bronze

#A97142

Clay Brown color link
Clay Brown

#B2713D

Antique Copper color link
Antique Copper

#A77146

Clay color link
Clay

#B66A50

Bamboo color link
Bamboo

#BA6F3F

Claypot color link
Claypot

#AB6950

Santa Fe color link
Santa Fe

#B16D52

Adobe color link
Adobe

#BD6C48

#B16C46 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B16C46
  • RGB177, 108, 70
  • CMYK0, 27, 42, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 108, 70)
  • HSL21°, 43%, 48%
  • HSL Precise21.308°, 43.32%, 48.431%
  • HSV21°, 60%, 69%
  • HSB21°, 60%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.275
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.424, 0.275)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.424, 0.275, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.424, 0.275)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB42.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB16C46
  • DECIMAL ID11627590
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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