Information about #B28462 color

#B28462 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#B28462 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(178, 132, 98) — 69.8% red, 51.8% green, 38.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 18 / 31 / 30. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced amber-leaning orange, #B28462 sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Soft Brown (#B7825F). Nearby in the Register you will also find Gold Coast (#B38B5E) and Earth Brown (#BC815F).

The recipe behind #B28462 is rgb(178, 132, 98), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. No one has named #B28462 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#B28462 color variations

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

#B28462 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 #B28462

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

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Earth Brown color link
Earth Brown

#BC815F

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Deer color link
Deer

#BA8759

Medium Wood color link
Medium Wood

#A68064

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Bonanza color link
Bonanza

#B77D6E

Sanctuary color link
Sanctuary

#A68459

Backcountry color link
Backcountry

#AB8E6B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#B28462
  • RGB178, 132, 98
  • CMYK0, 18, 31, 30
  • CSSrgb(178, 132, 98)
  • HSL26°, 34%, 54%
  • HSL Precise25.5°, 34.188%, 54.118%
  • HSV26°, 45%, 70%
  • HSB26°, 45%, 70%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.698
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.518
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.384
  • GLSLvec3(0.698, 0.518, 0.384)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.698, 0.518, 0.384, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.698, 0.518, 0.384)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB69.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB51.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDB28462
  • DECIMAL ID11699298
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers3 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01