Information about #B18840 color

#B18840 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B18840 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(177, 136, 64) — 69.4% red, 53.3% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 16 / 44 / 31. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated amber-leaning orange, #B18840 feels open and friendly. 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 almost identical to Classius (#B38D42). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Alpine (#AD8A3B) and Luxor Gold (#AB8D3F).

The recipe behind #B18840 is rgb(177, 136, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B18840: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. #B18840 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#B18840 color variations

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

#B18840 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 #B18840

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

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Jandal color link
Jandal

#B78239

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Noosa color link
Noosa

#B78038

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B18840
  • RGB177, 136, 64
  • CMYK0, 16, 44, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 136, 64)
  • HSL38°, 47%, 47%
  • HSL Precise38.23°, 46.888%, 47.255%
  • HSV38°, 64%, 69%
  • HSB38°, 64%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.533
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.533, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.533, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.533, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB18840
  • DECIMAL ID11634752
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01