Information about #B28065 color

#B28065 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B28065 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(178, 128, 101) — 69.8% red, 50.2% green, 39.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 20 / 30 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#B28065 is a softly balanced 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 Soft Brown (#B7825F). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bonanza (#B77D6E) and Earth Brown (#BC815F).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(178, 128, 101)), which gives #B28065 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #B28065: 6.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #B28065 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#B28065 color variations

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

#B28065 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 #B28065

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

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Medium Wood color link
Medium Wood

#A68064

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Cafe Au Lait color link
Cafe Au Lait

#A67B5B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B28065
  • RGB178, 128, 101
  • CMYK0, 20, 30, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 128, 101)
  • HSL21°, 33%, 55%
  • HSL Precise21.039°, 33.333%, 54.706%
  • HSV21°, 43%, 70%
  • HSB21°, 43%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.502, 0.396)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.502, 0.396, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.502, 0.396)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB28065
  • DECIMAL ID11698277
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01