Information about #B18B29 color

#B18B29 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B18B29 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(177, 139, 41) — 69.4% red, 54.5% green, 16.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 53 / 31. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #B18B29 reads as a energetic, saturated orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from University Of California Gold (#B78727). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Frizzell (#AD812F) and Nugget (#BC9229).

In RGB terms — rgb(177, 139, 41) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B18B29: 6.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B18B29 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B18B29 color variations

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

#B18B29 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 #B18B29

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

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Mandalay color link
Mandalay

#B57B2E

Fiesta color link
Fiesta

#BD7E2D

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B18B29
  • RGB177, 139, 41
  • CMYK0, 15, 53, 31
  • CSSrgb(177, 139, 41)
  • HSL43°, 62%, 43%
  • HSL Precise43.235°, 62.385%, 42.745%
  • HSV43°, 77%, 69%
  • HSB43°, 77%, 69%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.694
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.545
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.161
  • GLSLvec3(0.694, 0.545, 0.161)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.694, 0.545, 0.161, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.694, 0.545, 0.161)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB16.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB18B29
  • DECIMAL ID11635497
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01